Association of sexual violence and human rights violations with physical and mental health in territories of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Johnson K, Scott J, Rughita B, Kisielewski M, Asher J, Ong R, Lawry L.Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.JAMA. 2010 Aug 4;304(5):553-62. CONTEXT: Studies from the Eastern Region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have provided anecdotal reports of sexual violence. This study offers a population-based assessment of the prevalence of […]

Why depression isn’t recognised in Primary Care Practice in Hungary?

Sándor Kalmár M.D. Ph.D. There are several possible reasons for the lack of proper recognition of depression in Primary Care Practice in Hungary: 1. General practitioners, who have graduated several years ago, only formally participate in CME courses, lack a holistic approach and do not possess sufficient knowledge, do not think of depression and do […]

The “torpillage” neurologists of World War I: Electric therapy to send hysterics back to the front

Tatu L, Bogousslavsky J, Moulin T, Chopard JL. Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, CHU Jean-Minjoz, Boulevard Fleming, 25030 Besançon Cedex, France Neurology. 2010 Jul 20;75(3):279-83 The French neurologists and psychiatrists who were mobilized during the Great War were confronted with numerous soldiers with war neuroses, often with novel clinical manifestations such as camptocormia. They addressed hysteria […]

The contradictions and possibilities of suicide prevention programs in Hungary

Sándor Kalmár M.D. Ph.D. Every suicide prevention program is based on the findings of the famous Gotland study. Gotland is a famous island in Sweden, in the middle of Baltic Sea. One of the greatest results of this program, besides the decreasing number of suicides, is the recognition of the fact that every short educational […]

Partial Agonist Therapy in Schizophrenia: Relevance to Diminished Criminal Responsibility

Gavaudan G, Magalon D, Cohen J, Lançon C, Léonetti G, Pélissier-Alicot AL.Service de Médecine Légale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.J Forensic Sci. 2010 Jun 23. Pathological gambling (PG), classified in the DSM-IV among impulse control disorders, is defined as inappropriate, persistent gaming for money with serious personal, family, and social consequences. […]

A model of suicidal behavior in war veterans with posttraumatic mood disorder

Sher L.Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Suite 2917, Box 42, New York, NY 10032, USA.Med Hypotheses. 2009 Aug;73(2):215-9. Many wars have been fought during the history of civilization. About 30 armed conflicts are occurring now around the globe involving more than 25 countries. Many war veterans have […]

Dominance, politics, and physiology: voters’ testosterone changes on the night of the 2008 United States presidential election

Stanton SJ, Beehner JC, Saini EK, Kuhn CM, Labar KS.Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.PLoS One. 2009 Oct 21;4(10):e7543. BACKGROUND: Political elections are dominance competitions. When men win a dominance competition, their testosterone levels rise or remain stable to resist a circadian decline; and when they lose, their […]

The gender factor in life science research: the economic gap between men and women after controlling for professional characteristics

María Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. DesRoches et al. (1) have recently published an interesting study whose aim was to answer three important questions: 1) do the professional activities of life sciences researchers differ by gender?; 2) does professional productivity of researchers still vary by gender?; and, finally, 3) after professionals activities are accounted for, […]

Biological Psychiatry Symposium

Leo Sher, M.D. The VI Baltic Symposium on Biological Psychiatry was held on April 23, 2010 in Palanga, Lithuania. The theme of the symposium was “Paraphilias and Sexual Abuse.” About 300 clinicians, researchers and public health administrators attended the symposium. Dr. Florence Thibaut, Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of […]

Prazosin versus quetiapine for nighttime posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in veterans: an assessment of long-term comparative effectiveness and safety

Byers MG, Allison KM, Wendel CS, Lee JK.Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2010 Jun;30(3):225-9. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder experienced by combat veterans. Nighttime symptoms are often unrelieved by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor therapy, and increased use of prazosin or quetiapine for treatment is seen. […]

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