Leo Sher, M.D. A research article, “The impact of epidemic outbreak: the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and suicide among older adults in Hong Kong” was published 10 years ago in Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention (1). There was a significant increase in suicide deaths among those aged […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research article, “Objections to suicide among depressed patients with alcohol use disorders” was published 10 years ago in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). In all, 521 mood disordered patients with and without alcohol use disorders were administered a battery of clinical measures including the Scale […]
Leo Sher, M.D. In July 2009, our research article, “Effect of acute alcohol use on the lethality of suicide attempts in patients with mood disorders” was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). We hypothesized that acute alcohol intoxication is associated with more lethal suicide attempts. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, our research paper, “Treatment of depressed bipolar patients with alcohol use disorders: plenty of room for improvement” was published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). We explored the adequacy of antidepressant treatment and compliance with treatment in bipolar patients with and without alcohol […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Moral objections to suicide and suicidal ideation among mood disordered Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics” was published in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). We examined the moral objections to suicide and suicidal ideation of White, Black, and Hispanic individuals with mood disorders. In all, […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, our research paper, “Depressed patients with co-occurring alcohol use disorders: a unique patient population” was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (1). We compared depressed subjects with and without co-occurring alcohol use disorder with respect to demographic and clinical parameters. 505 individuals were enrolled in the study. 318 […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, our research paper, “Serotonergic responses in depressed patients with or without a history of alcohol use disorders and healthy controls” was published in the September 2008 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). We compared serotonin function in major depressive disorder with co-occurring alcohol use disorder, major depressive disorder without co-occurring […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, a seminal research report, “Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder: an open randomised clinical trial” was published in a 2008 issue of The Lancet (1). A large international group of research collaborators led by Professor Rene S. Kahn compared the effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotic drugs […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, a research report, “Twenty-four hour plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone in Gulf War Veterans: Relationships to posttraumatic stress disorder and health symptoms” was published (1). The paper was published in a November 2007 issue of Biological Psychiatry (1). The authors examined the baseline functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) […]
Leo Sher, M.D. About 10 years ago, we published a research report, “Triggers for suicidal behavior in depressed older adolescents and young adults: Do alcohol use disorders make a difference?” (1). The article was published in a 2007 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. We compared demographic and clinical features of […]
