The latest news from Internet and Psychiatry
Leo Sher, M.D. Prof. Joav Merrick, Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel, has informed me that The Fifth International Conference on Child Health, Development and Welfare, “The Challenged Child” will be held in Jerusalem, Israel, on December 2-4, 2019. The topics of the conference include new treatments for […]
Leo Sher, M.D. I am happy and proud to tell the “Internet and Psychiatry” readers that the Expertscape medical professionals rating company sent the following tweet today at 10:50 am EDT: “September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. So congratulations to Dr. Leo Sher of Mount Sinai New York — Recognized as an Expertscape World […]
Leo Sher, M.D. On September 3, 2019, the U.K. Office for National Statistics published a report, “Suicides in the UK: 2018 registrations.” The report states that in 2018, a total of 6,507 suicides were registered in the U.K., 686 more suicide deaths than in 2017 when there were 5,821 suicide deaths. This indicates a statistically […]
Leo Sher, M.D. An international congress on suicide, “The 18th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behavior” (18th ESSSB) will be held in Rome, Italy, on September 1-4, 2020. The title of the congress is “Connecting Innovation and Tradition: Reducing Suicide in 2020 and Beyond.” It is expected that scholars from all over the world […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a new cranial electrotherapy stimulator (CES) device for the treatment of anxiety, depression, and insomnia (1). The Cervella Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulator delivers a low-level, constant current to the individual’s cranium via a pair of conductive electrodes incorporated into ear pads of the […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A web journal, “Expertscape” published a list of top world experts in the field of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (1). The list is based on 16,933 articles published since 2008. According to “Expertscape” the 10 leading world experts in PTSD are: Richard A. Bryant (Australia) Kerry J. Ressler (USA) Murray B. Stein […]
Leo Sher, M.D. On March 5, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray, in conjunction with an oral antidepressant, for the treatment of depression in adults who have tried other antidepressant medications but did not improve. Because of the risk of serious side effects related to sedation and dissociation […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Dr. Marco Sarchiapone, Professor of Psychiatry at University of Molise in Campobasso, Italy, and the Chief Organizer of the 18th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (ESSSB 18) has informed me that the ESSSB 18 will be held in Rome, Italy, on September 1-4, 2020. Please, join me in wishing Dr. […]
Leo Sher, M.D., Alexander Vilens, M.S. Several months ago, “Internet and Psychiatry” turned 10. The “Internet and Psychiatry” electronic journal was created by us in April 2008. “Internet and psychiatry” has grown enormously over the past years. Nowadays, it comprises about 1000 publications. We would like to thank our many authors from all over the […]
Leo Sher, M.D. In May 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced regulations that require amendments to the existing supplement facts label, which uses units and conversions based on the 1968 Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) (1). Vitamin A has previously been reported in international units (IU). New labeling rules require reporting of vitamin […]
