Steven Lippmann, M.D. Obviously, utilization of a car phone while at the wheel is dangerous. Some people might not realize the risks. Personal responsibility at curbing such use has generally not worked well. However, the degree of compromise at reaction times and in attention warrants legislative action by all states to outlaw such practice. There […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Cell phone distraction causes nearly 3,000 deaths and more than 300,000 injuries in the United States every year. The U.S. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) suggests that about 25 percent of all car accidents are caused by distractions. Dialing numbers, receiving calls and holding conversations on cell phones while driving […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Prof. Joav Merrick has informed me that he is organizing the First International Congress on Child Health and Human Development. Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc is Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Persons with Intellectual Disability, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, and Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human […]
Newton-Howes G, Mullen R.Psychiatr Serv. 2011 May;62(5):465-70. OBJECTIVE: This study systematically examined the empirical literature on the themes and correlates of coercion as defined by the subjective experience of patients in psychiatric care.METHODS: The study was a systematic review of the literature on coercion as covered in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL. From qualitative studies, themes […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The 10th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry was held on May 29 – June 2, 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Congress was organized by the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP). The opening ceremony was conducted on May 29th. Prof. Florence Thibaut, WFSBP President, Dr. Leos Heger, Minister of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The article, “Temperaments mediate suicide risk and psychopathology among patients with bipolar disorders” by Maurizio Pompili, Zoltan Rihmer, Hagop Akiskal and their associates has attracted my attention. The authors studied a large group of patients with bipolar disorders. They showed that certain personality features predicted both suicide risk and psychopathology. Among other […]
Pompili M, Rihmer Z, Akiskal H, Amore M, Gonda X, Innamorati M, Lester D, Perugi G, Serafini G, Telesforo L, Tatarelli R, Girardi P.Compr Psychiatry. 2011 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND:Several studies have demonstrated that bipolar II (BD-II) disorder represents a quite common, distinct form of major mood disorders that should be separated […]
Smith AK, Conneely KN, Kilaru V, Mercer KB, Weiss TE, Bradley B, Tang Y, Gillespie CF, Cubells JF, Ressler KJ.Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2011 Jun 28. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31212. [Epub ahead of print] DNA methylation may mediate persistent changes in gene function following chronic stress. To examine this hypothesis, we evaluated African American […]
Professor Jorge Ospina-Duque, M.D. Department of Psychiatry, Research Group on Psychiatry. School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellin, Colombia. Titular Professor, member of the Research Group on Psychiatry (GIPSI) and Coordinator of the Psychosocial Care Program for Victims of Violence,at the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine of the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. […]
Jaanus Harro, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Psychophysiology Department of Psychology University of Tartu, Estonia Jaanus Harro received the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences in Pharmacology at the University of Tartu in 1990, and Doctor of Medicine in Medical Pharmacology at the University of Uppsala in 1993.
