Leo SherColumbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USASuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Humans have consumed alcohol for thousands of years. Alcohol and other drugs have a long history of remedial, recreational, and ceremonial functions. Nowadays, most […]
Said ShahtahmasebiThe Good Life Research Centre Trust, Rangiora, New ZealandSuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Research has long focused on the relationship between depression and suicide, the literature also links alcohol and drugs as causes of depression thus inferring a causal relationship to […]
Maurizio Pompili (1,2), Eleonora Piacentini (1), Marco Innamorati (3), Letizia Capezzali (1), Mariantonietta Milelli (1), Roberto Tatarelli (1) and David Lester (4)(1) Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; (3) Università Europea di Roma, Rome, Italy; (4) The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, […]
Margda WaernInstitution for Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenSuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Suicide rates are particularly high among elderly in most western countries. Studies from a number of different western settings demonstrate increased risk of […]
Brit Haver and Ketil J. OedegaardUniversity of Bergen, Bergen, NorwaySuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Bipolar disorders (BPD) are common, with a lifelong risk of episodes of mood swings, deteriorating interepisode functioning, lower quality of life, as well as increased mortality. Comorbidity between […]
Amanda Galvão-de Almeida(1,2), Fabiana Nery-Fernandes(1), Ilza Rosa Batista(2), Camila Guindalini(2), Esdras Cabus Moreira(1) and Ângela Miranda-Scippa(1)(1) Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil; (2) Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilSuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Background Bipolar disorder is a frequent and […]
Debora Ganz and Leo SherColumbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USASuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Internationally, alcohol use disorders and depression are both highly associated with suicidality. Such association is not surprising since many of the […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The book, “Suicidal behavior in alcohol and drug abuse and dependence” edited by me and Alexander Vilens has just been published by Nova Science Publishers (New York, 2010, 539 pages). We hope that this book is an important contribution to medical sciences and will promote fruitful international collaboration that will enhance and […]
Ganz D, Sher LDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USAMinerva Pediatr. 2010 Aug;62(4):363-70. Recently, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescence is higher than the prevalence of PTSD in adult populations. PTSD and suicidality are often found in populations of adolescents presenting with other emotional […]
Wieslaw Jerzy Cubala, M.D., Ph.D. is a Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. His research interests focus on the psychopharmacology of anxiety and mood disorders with particular interest in the serotonin 1A receptor function in major depression. Dr. Cubala’s PhD thesis was focused on the issue of […]
