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Leo Sher, M.D. I am happy to congratulate Trine Flensborg-Madsen and Rasmus Revsbech on the birth of their son, Asger. Asger was born on February 27, 2010, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Trine Flensborg-Madsen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen. She defended her Ph.D. dissertation, “Alcohol use disorders – in relation to alcohol consumption, psychiatric comorbidity, […]
Leo Sher, M.D. “Psychiatry Today,” a Japanese scientific news bulletin, has just published a report on the symposium, “Translational neuroscience may inform treatment development for posttraumatic stress disorder” that was held on June 28, 2009 during the 9th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry (June 28-July 2, 2009, Palace of Congresses (Le Palais des Congrès de […]
The books, “War and Suicide,” “Suicide in the Military” and “Terror and Suicide” edited by Leo Sher and Alexander Vilens have recently been published by Nova Science Publishers in New York. Abstracts of the chapters of these book are now available on our website. To read abstracts of the “War and Suicide” chapters, please, click […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Three groundbreaking books, “War and Suicide,” “Suicide in the Military,” and “Terror and Suicide” edited by Leo Sher and Alexander Vilens have just been published by Nova Science Publishers (New York). The publication of these books reflects an increasing interest in the relation between war, violence, stress, and suicide. These unique books […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The VII World Congress on Depressive Disorders and the International Symposium on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder will be held in Mendoza, Argentina, on August 19-21, 2010. The Congress is organized by the Institute of Neuroscience and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Argentina. Dr. Jorge Nazar is the President […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The book, “Terror and Suicide” edited by Leo Sher and Alexander Vilens has just been published by Nova Science Publishers in New York. Terrorism is a form of warfare that has become a global concern in the contemporary world. This book is mostly dedicated to suicidal terrorism. The impact of terrorist attacks […]
Leo Sher, M.D. February 27, 2010. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Chile around 3:30 am today killing a lot of people, flattening buildings and triggering a tsunami. The earthquake is one of the strongest on record in Chile. The U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors seismic data around the world, warned that a large […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The book, “Suicide in the Military” edited by Leo Sher and Alexander Vilens has just been published by Nova Science Publishers in New York. Suicidal behavior in the military is considered a major clinical and social problem in many societies. The leading experts in psychiatry, psychology, suicidology, and public health from many […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The VI Baltic Symposium of Biological Psychiatry will be held in Palanga, Lithuania, on April 23, 2010. The topic of the symposium is “Paraphilias and Sexual Abuse.” Professor Florence Thibout, the President of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP), and Professor Robertas Bunevicius, a Vice-President of the WFSBP will […]
Leo Sher, M.D. February 13, 2010. Amy Bishop, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama’s Huntsville campus yesterday, killing three biology faculty members, including the Chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences, and injuring three other employees at the school (1-7). Dr. Amy […]
