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Leo Sher, M.D. On behalf of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health I would like to congratulate Professor Shih-Ku Lin, a Member of the Task Force on becoming the President of the Society of Biological Psychiatry of Taiwan and wish Professor Shih-Ku Lin the best success […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health was founded in 2013. Currently, the Task Force consists of the following experts: Officers: Chair: Leo Sher (USA) Co-Chair: Zoltan Rihmer (Hungary) Secretary: Timothy R. Rice (USA)
Leo Sher, M.D. The members of the World Federation of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health met in Madrid, Spain in September 2014 to discuss the research and clinical directions in the field of Men’s Mental Health. Leo Sher, M.D. (USA), Zoltan Rihmer, M.D., Ph.D. D.Sc. (Hungary), Javier Didia-Attas, M.D. (Argentina), Jose […]
Leo Sher, M.D., Timothy R. Rice, M.D. The importance of men’s mental health requires special recognition. For example, more than 1 in 10 men between the ages of 20 and 44 in the United States take some form of prescription antidepressant, antipsychotic, ADHD drug, or anxiolytic. These numbers are up 43% from 2001. Men experience […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Considerable evidence suggests that that breastfeeding history may affect maternal disease risk. For example, longer breastfeeding history is associated with lower rates of osteoporosis. It has also been proposed that there may be a connection between the physiological effects of lactation and Alzheimer’s disease. A new research report published in the Journal […]
Leo Sher, M.D. has been accepted as a Corresponding Member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP). According to the ECNP web site, “Corresponding membership is available for eminent researchers in the field of neuropsychopharmacology and related disciplines who are not permanently resident in Europe.”
Leo Sher, M.D. The III International Congress of Dual Disorders: Addictions and other Mental Disorders will be held on October 23-26, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. The Congress is organized under the auspices of the Spanish Society on Dual Diagnosis and 8 co-sponsoring organizations including the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and the U.S. National Institute on […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The 8th Baltic Symposium of Biological Psychiatry, “Treatment of Substance Related Disorders: psychotherapy and medications” was held on August 30-31, 2013, in Palanga, Lithuania. The Symposium was organized under the auspices of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, the Lithuanian Society of Biological Psychiatry, and the Research Council of Lithuania. Prof. Robertas […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Professor Zoltan Rihmer, an eminent psychiatrist and a Distinguished Guest of our website and his colleagues have published the article, “Suicide in Hungary – epidemiological and clinical perspectives.” In this article, Professor Rihmer and his associates describe suicide mortality, time trends, gender distribution, and methods of suicide in Hungary. The authors discuss […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the first device based on brain function to help diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents 6 to 17 years old. The device can help establish an ADHD diagnosis. It should be used as part of a complete medical and psychological evaluation. The […]
