Jess G. Fiedorowicz, Raveendra B. Chigurupati The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. There has been considerable debate as to whether the Internet predominantly prevents or promotes suicide. With recent unfettered growth and the broad-reaching popularity of this technology, […]
Kim DR, Pesiridou A, O’Reardon JP.Perinatal Psychiatry Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Dec;11(6):447-52. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an emerging novel treatment modality for psychiatric disorders, particularly major depression. A device for delivery of TMS was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Thomas Jefferson was born 167 years ago, on April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia. He was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of this country. Jefferson was the Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793), and second Vice […]
Kalmár S.Private practice, Kecskemét, HungaryNeuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2009 Dec;11(4):227-34. Introduction: Disturbances of perception play a considerable role in depressed patients’ symptoms. These symptoms are mostly secondary in the daily practice, however, the disturbances of perception of a mild degree lead to cognitive distortions, and they make the recognition of the depression significantly more difficult. Purpose: To […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neurostimulation and neuromodulation technique, based on the principle of electromagnetic induction of an electric field in the brain (1-3). TMS is a non-invasive method of stimulating the brain using induced currents. TMS device is a big capacitor that discharges thousands of amperes per pulse into the […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The VI Baltic Symposium on Biological Psychiatry will be held on April 23, 2010 in Palanga, Lithuania. The meeting has been organized by Dr. Robertas Bunevicius, the Director of the Institute of Psychophysiology and Rehabilitation of the Kaunas University of Medicine in Palanga, Lithuania, Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Congratulations to María Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D., our Distinguished Guest, on her appointment as the Clinical Director of the Inpatient Unit of the Barcelona Integrated Care Programme for Sick Physicians and Nurses! Dr. Braquehais Conesa is a person of exceptional personal and professional integrity. Her education, training, interpersonal skills, and dedication […]
Dusica Lecic-Tosevski, Saveta Draganic-Gajic, and Milica Pejovic-Milovancevic Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. What is war and how humans behave during war are questions which have been intriguing during the whole history of civilization. Wars and conflicts are, unfortunately, ubiquitous, have been always […]
Marco Sarchiapone, Sanja Temnik, Federica Limongi, and Vladimir Carli University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia; Leonardo Foundation for Medical Science, General Hospital, Abano Terme, Italy War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Wars have been, and they remain, a companion of humankind throughout the history. Every […]
Said Shahtahmasebi The Good Life Research Centre Trust, Rangiora, North Canterbury, New Zealand War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. War, for whatever reason, can only mean massive social change. The human casualties of war due to these changes are not restricted to the soldiers who fight the war but […]
