Leo Sher, M.D.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Sher L.A. Thermodynamic studies of the hormonal influences on myocardial metabolism. In: Contemporary Problems of Modern Endocrinology and Chemistry of Hormones. XIY Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Kharkov Research Institute of Endocrinology and Chemistry of Hormones (Kharkov, Ukraine, May 11-12, 1987). Book of Abstracts. Kharkov, 1987, pp. 5-6 (in Russian).

2. Sher L.A. Moral education as a factor of the professional training of a physician. In: Psychological Conditions of the Professional Education of an Individual in the light of the Reform of General and Vocational School. The Scientific Conference of Psychologists of the Union (USSR) (Slavyansk, Ukraine, April 20-22, 1988). Book of Abstracts. Moscow, 1988, part 1, p. 123 (in Russian).

3. Sher L.A. Thermodynamic studies of changes in myocardial function, metabolism, and blood supply in acute ischemia. In: III Congress of Cardiologists of the Ukraine (Chernovtsi, Ukraine, October 12-14, 1988). Book of Abstracts. Kiev, 1988, p. 193 (in Russian).

4. Khomazyuk A.I., Nescheret A.P., Sher L.A., Derevyanko L.P., Glebova L.N., Gapich E.L. The heat production recording in adrenergic reaction of the heart. Abstracts of the 10th Meeting of the International Society for Heart Research, (European Section), (Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 7-9, 1989). Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 1989, Vol. 21, Suppl. 4, p. S44 (in English).

5. Neshcheret A.P., Shepelenko I.V., Derevyanko L.P., Sher L.A., Khomazyuk A.I. Influence of vasopressin on the correlation between blood acid-base balance and gas composition parameters, cardiohemodynamics and circulation. In: YIII All-Union Conference on Renal Physiology and Water-Salt Metabolism (Kharkov, Ukraine, September 13-15, 1989). Book of Abstracts. Kharkov, 1989, p. 132 (in Russian).

6. Khomazyuk A.I., Neshcheret A.P., Derevyanko L.P., Sher L.A. Effector structure and mechanisms of formation of the circulation reactions in response to the stimulation of vasopressin-sensitive cardiac receptors. In: Hormonal Regulation in Norm and Pathology. Regional Jubilee Scientific Conference Devoted to the 70th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Kharkov Research Institute of Endocrinology and Chemistry of Hormones (Kharkov, Ukraine, December 19-20, 1989). Book of Abstracts. Kharkov, 1989, pp. 55-56 (in Russian).

7. Sher L.A. Influence of adrenaline on the cardiac heat production. In: Contemporary Problems of Endocrinology and Chemistry of Hormones. XYII Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Kharkov Research Institute of Endocrinology and Chemistry of Hormones (Kharkov, Ukraine, April 25-26, 1990). Book of Abstracts. Kharkov, 1990, p. 53 (in Russian).

8. Khomazyuk A.I., Neshcheret A.P., Sher L.A. Effector structure and mechanisms of formation of the circulation reactions in response to the intracoronary vasopressin injection. In: Development of Physiology in the Ukraine in 1986-1990. XIII Congress of the Pavlov Ukrainian Physiological Society (Kharkov, Ukraine, September 17-21, 1990). Book of Abstracts. Kiev, 1990, Vol. 2, p. 167 (in Ukrainian).

9. Sher L. Psychotic disorder and the placebo response. In: First Annual National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program Scientific Retreat, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, September 5-6, 1997. Book of Abstracts, P-22.

10. Rosenthal N.E., Sher L., Enoch M.A., Mazzanti C.M., Barnett R.L., Turner E.H., Ozaki N., Hardin T., Lam G.K., Goldman D. Two genetic variants related to serotonergic transmission, 5-HTTLPR and the 5-HT2A -1438G/A gene promoter polymorphism, are associated with SAD. In: Sixth Meeting of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms in Coordination with the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Amelia Island Plantation, Jacksonville, Florida, May 6-10, 1998. Book of Abstracts, p. 166.

11. Sher L., Enoch M.-A., Mazzanti C.M., Barnett R.L., Turner E.H., Ozaki N., Hardin T.A., Lam G.K., Goldman D., Wehr T.A., Rosenthal N.E. The 5-HT transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and the 5-HT2A -1438G/A gene promoter polymorphism are associated with seasonal affective disorder. In: Second Annual National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program Scientific Retreat, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, September 13-15, 1998. Book of Abstracts, P-39.

12. Sher L., Enoch M.-A., Mazzanti C.M., Barnett R.L., Turner E.H., Ozaki N., Hardin T.A., Lam G.K., Goldman D., Wehr T.A., Rosenthal N.E. Seasonal affective disorder is associated with two serotonin system gene polymorphisms: 5-HT transporter promoter (5-HTTLPR) and 5-HT2A, -1438G/A, promoter polymorphisms. In: 37th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico, December 13-18, 1998. Book of Abstracts, p. 276.

13. Postolache T.T., Doty R.L., Wehr T.A., Sher L., Turner E.H., Rosenthal N.E. Monorhinal odor identification and detection thresholds in patients with seasonal affective disorder. In: 21^st Annual Meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AchemS XXI), Sarasota, Florida, April 14-18, 1999. Chemical Senses, 1999, Vol. 24, No. 5, p. 607.

14. Sher L., Enoch M.-A., Mazzanti C.M., Hardin T.A., Greenberg B.D., Murphy D.L., Goldman D., Rosenthal N.E. The role of the 5-HTT length promoter repeat polymorphism and the 5-HT2A, -1438G/A, polymorphism in the etiology of seasonality and seasonal affective disorder. In: Experimental Biology ’99. Washington, D.C., April 17-21, 1999. Abstracts, Part I. The FASEB Journal, 1999, Vol. 13, No. 4, p. A85.

15. Sher L., Enoch M.A., Mazzanti C.M., Hardin T.A., Greenberg B.G., Murphy D.L., Goldman D., Rosenthal N.E. Association studies of seasonal affective disorder and seasonality. In: 54^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Washington, D.C., May 13-15, 1999. Abstracts. Biological Psychiatry, 1999, Vol. 45, No. 8S, pp. 57S-58S.

16. Postolache T.T., Doty R.L., Wehr T.A., Sher L., Turner E.H., Bruder G.E., Rosenthal N.E. Olfaction in SAD. In: 152^nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Washington, D.C., May 15-20, 1999. Book of Abstracts, pp.179-180.

17. Sher L., Rosenthal N.E., Wehr T.A. Thyroid function tests in patients with seasonal affective disorder and healthy controls. In: 11^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, May 16-18, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p.14.

18. Postolache T.T., Doty R.L., Wehr T.A., Sher L., Turner E.H., Rosenthal N.E. Olfactory acuity in patients with SAD is greater than in control subjects. In: 11^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, May 16-18, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p.15.

19. Aeschbach D., Matthews J.R., Postolache T.T., Sher L., Giesen H.A., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. Differences in the timing of the circadian rhythm of plasma cortisol between short sleepers and long sleepers. In: 13th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (the joint meeting of the Sleep Research Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine), Orlando, Florida, June 19-24, 1999. Abstracts. Sleep, 1999, Vol. 22, Suppl. 1, pp. S141-S142.

20. Sher L., Rosenthal N.E., Wehr T.A. Thyroid function in seasonal affective disorder. In: International Congress on Chronobiology, Washington, D.C., August 28-September 1, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p. 84.

21. Postolache T.T., Doty R.L., Wehr T.A., Sher L., Turner E.H., Rosenthal N.E. Olfactory acuity in seasonal affective disorder. In: International Congress on Chronobiology, Washington, D.C., August 28-September 1, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p. 68.

22. Aeschbach D., Matthews J.R., Postolache T.T., Sher L., Giesen H.A., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. The duration of the nocturnal trough of the circadian rhythm of core body temperature is longer in long sleepers than in short sleepers. In: International Congress on Chronobiology, Washington, D.C., August 28-September 1, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p. 37.

23. Sher L., Rosenthal N.E., Wehr T.A. Thyroid function tests in patients with winter depression and matched controls. In: Third Annual National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program Scientific Retreat, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, September 12-14, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p. 41.

24. Postolache T.T., Doty R.L., Wehr T.A., Sher L., Turner E.H., Rosenthal N.E. Olfactory acuity in patients with seasonal affective disorder. In: Third Annual National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program Scientific Retreat, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, September 12-14, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p. 46.

25. Aeschbach D., Matthews J.R., Postolache T.T., Sher L., Giesen H.A., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. Short sleepers and long sleepers differ in two neuroendocrine circadian signals implicated in sleep regulation. In: Third Annual National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program Scientific Retreat, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, September 12-14, 1999. Book of Abstracts, p. 13.

26. Aeschbach D., Matthews J.R., Postolache T.T., Sher L., Giesen H.A., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. EEG theta/low alpha activity (5.25-9.0 Hz) during wakefulness is higher in short sleepers than in long sleepers. In: Third International Congress of the World Federation of Sleep Research Societies, Dresden, Germany, October 5-9, 1999. Abstracts. Sleep Research Online, 1999, Vol. 2, Suppl. 1, p. 514.

27. Sher L., Rosenthal N.E., Wehr T.A. Thyroid function in winter depression. In: 46^th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 18-21, 1999. Proceedings. Psychosomatics, 2000, Vol. 41, No. 2, p. 173.

28. Wehr T.A., Schwartz P.J., Turner E.H., Feldman-Naim S., Matthews J., Sher L., Duncan W.C., Barnett R.L., Rosenthal N.E. A melatonin signal of change of season in men with winter depression. In: 38th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Acapulco, Mexico, December 12-16, 1999. Book of Abstracts.

29. Sher L., Hamer D.H., Greenberg B.D., Murphy D.L., Rosenthal N.E. Pleiotropic effect of the 5-HTTLPR on seasonality and neuroticism. In: 12^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Evanston, Illinois, May 7-9, 2000. Book of Abstracts, p. 10.

30. Wehr T.A., Duncan W.C., Sher L., Schwartz P.J., Turner E.H., Postolache T., Rosenthal N.E. SCN signal of seasonal changes in seasonal affective disorder. In: 12^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Evanston, Illinois, May 7-9, 2000. Book of Abstracts, p. 2.

31. Wehr T.A., Duncan W.C., Sher L., Schwartz P.J., Turner E.H., Postolache T., Rosenthal N.E. SCN signal of change of season in seasonal affective disorder. In: Seventh Meeting of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Amelia Island Plantation, Jacksonville, Florida, May 10-13, 2000. Book of Abstracts, p. 139.

32. Sher L., Rosenthal N.E., Wehr T.A. Thyroid function tests in patients with seasonal affective disorder and control subjects. In: 55^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Chicago, Illinois, May 11-13, 2000. Abstracts. Biological Psychiatry, 2000, Vol. 47, No. 8S, p. 78S.

33. Sher L., Hamer D.H., Greenberg B.D., Murphy D.L., Rosenthal N.E. The serotonin transporter gene influences seasonality independently of personality. In: 55^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Chicago, Illinois, May 11-13, 2000. Abstracts. Biological Psychiatry, 2000, Vol. 47, No. 8S, p. 78S.

34. Sher L., Hamer D.H., Greenberg B.D., Murphy D.L., Rosenthal N.E. Pleiotropic effect of the 5HT transporter gene on seasonality and neuroticism. In: 153^rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 13-18, 2000. Abstracts, NR25.

35. Jin C., Sher L. Psychiatric inpatients are not more likely to receive restrictive measures during weekends and holidays. In: 153^rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 13-18, 2000. Abstracts, NR96.

36. Sher L., Rosenthal N.E., Wehr T.A. Free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in patients with winter depression and control subjects. In: 23^rd European Conference on Psychosomatic Research, Oslo, Norway, June 17-21, 2000. Abstracts. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2000, Vol. 48, No. 3, p. 212.

37. Aeschbach D., Postolache T.T., Sher L., Matthews J.R., Giesen H.A., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. Short sleepers tolerate a higher homeostatic pressure that long sleepers: evidence from the waking electroencephalogram. In: 14^th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (the joint meeting of the Sleep Research Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine), Las Vegas, Nevada, June 17-21, 2000. Abstracts. Sleep, 2000, Vol. 23, Suppl. 2, p. A34.

38. Sher L., Rosenthal N.E., Wehr T.A. Thyroid function tests in patients with seasonal affective disorder and matched controls. In: 22^nd Congress of the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum, Brussels, Belgium, July 9-13, 2000. Abstracts. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2000, Vol. 3, Suppl. 1, p. S178.

39. Sher L., Greenberg B.D., Murphy D.L., Rosenthal N.E., Hamer D.H. The serotonin transporter gene contributions to variation in seasonality and neuroticism are largely independent. In: Proceedings of the47^th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Palm Springs, California, November 16-20, 2000. Psychosomatics, 2001, Vol. 42, No. 2, p. 190.

40. Aeschbach D., Sher L., Postolache T.T., Matthews J.R., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. A longer biological night in long sleepers than in short sleepers. In: 15^th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (the joint meeting of the Sleep Research Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine), Chicago, Illinois, June 5-10, 2001. Sleep, 2001, Vol. 24, Suppl., p. A6.

41. Sher L., Oquendo M.A., Huang Y.-Y., Li S., Ellis S.P., Brodsky B.S., Malone K.M., Mann J.J. Cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolites and clinical features of depressed patients with and without a history of alcohol dependence. In: 57^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16-18, 2002. Biological Psychiatry, 2002, Vol. 51, No. 8S, p. 125S.

42. Sher L., Mann J.J., Ekman R., Stanley B. Levels of cerebrospinal fluid beta-endorphin, met-enkephalin, and dynorphin in patients with self-injurious behavior. In: 57^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16-18, 2002. Biological Psychiatry, 2002, Vol. 51, No. 8S, p. 69S.

43. Aeschbach D., Sher L., Postolache T.T., Matthews J.R., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. Thyrotropic status as a marker of chronic sleep pressure in habitual short sleepers and long sleepers. In: 16^th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 3-7, 2002. Abstracts.

44. Sher L., Oquendo M.A., Galfalvy HC, Cooper T.B., Mann J.J. Cortisol levels increase with age in depressed patients but not in healthy volunteers. In: 58^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Francisco, California, May 15-17, 2003. Biological Psychiatry, 2003, Vol. 53, No. 8S, p. 32S.

45. Aeschbach D., Sher L., Postolache T.T., Matthews J.R., Jackson M.A., Wehr T.A. Dissimilar circadian regulation of thyrotropin and free thyroid hormone between short sleepers and long sleepers. In: 15^th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (the joint meeting of the Sleep Research Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine), Chicago, Illinois, June 3-8, 2003. Sleep, 2003, Vol. 26, Suppl., p. A110.

46. Sher L., Oquendo MA, Galfalvy HC, Cooper TB, Mann JJ. The number of previous depressive episodes predicts cortisol response to fenfluramine administration. In: The 34^th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, New York City, September 7-9, 2003. Book of Abstracts, p. 42.

47.Sher L., Oquendo MA, Galfalvy HC, Cooper TB, Mann JJ. Age effects on serotonin-regulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function in depressed patients with and without comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder, and healthy volunteers. In: 59^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York, New York, April 29-May 1, 2004. Biological Psychiatry, 2004, Vol. 55, No. 8S, p. 87S.

 

48. Sher L., Oquendo MA, Galfalvy HC, Cooper TB, Mann JJ. A study of seasonal effects on cortisol and prolactin levels in patients with major depression and healthy volunteers. In: 59^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York, New York, April 29-May 1, 2004. Biological Psychiatry, 2004, Vol. 55, No. 8S, p. 86S.

49. Sher L., Oquendo M.A., Galfalvy H.C., Grunebaum M.F., Burke A.K., Mann J.J. Suicidality in depressed patients with and without a history of alcoholism. In: The 157^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York, May 1-6, 2004. New Research Abstracts, 2004, pp. 5-6.

50. Zalsman G., Michaelovsky E., Baruch-Movshovits R., Sher L., Frisch A., King R.A., Hermesh H., Goldberg P., Gorlyn M., Misgav S., Apter A., Tyano S., Weizman A. Family-based association study of 5HT2_A recptor T102C polymorphism and suicidal behavior in Ashkenazi adolescents. In: The 51^st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Washington, DC, October 19-24, 2004. Abstracts.

51. Zalsman G., Frisch A., Lewis R., Michaelovsky E., Hermesh H., Wolovik L., Sher L., Tyano S., Apter A., Weizman R., Weizman A. Homozygosity for the DRD4 receptor exon III polymorphism may be associated with depression in Israeli inpatient adolescents. In: International Congress of the World Psychiatric Association, Florence, Italy, November 10-13, 2004. Abstracts.

52. Oquendo M.A., Galfalvy H.C., Sullivan G.M., Grunebaum M.F., Sher L., Goldberg P.H., Parsey R.V., Mann J.J. Predictors of suicide attempts in bipolar suicide attempters: a prospective study. In: 43rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 12-16, 2004. Neuropsychopharmacology, 2004, Vol. 29, Suppl., p. 160.

53. Zalsman G., Anderson G.M., Peskin M., Frisch A., Giner L., King R.A., Vekslerchik M., Sommerfeld E., Michaelovsky E., Sher L., Weizman A., Apter A. Correlates of platelet serotonin transporter binding, serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism, and clinical phenotype in Ashkenazi suicidal adolescents. In: 13^th Congress of the Association of European Psychiatrists, Munich, Germany, April 2-6, 2005. In: European Psychiatry, 2005, Vol. 20, Suppl. 1, p. 200S.

54. Sher L., Stanley B.H., Grunebaum M.F., Burke A.K., Zalsman G., Oquendo M.A., Mann J.J. Lower cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindolacetic levels in depressed high-lethality suicide attempters with comorbid alcoholism. In: 60^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Atlanta, Georgia, May 19-21, 2005, Biological Psychiatry, 2005, Vol. 57, No. 8S, p. 136S.

55. Sher L., Mann J.J., Traskman-Bendz L., Huang Y., Stanley B.H. Lower Cerebrospinal fluid homovanillic acid levels in depressed suicide attempters. In: 60^th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Atlanta, Georgia, May 19-21, 2005. Biological Psychiatry, 2005, Vol. 57, No. 8S, p. 134S.

56. Sher L., Milak M.S., Parsey R.V., Cooper T.B., Carballo J.J., Oquendo M.A., Mann J.J. Positron emission tomographic study of regional brain metabolic responses to a serotonergic challenge in major depressive disorder with and without comorbid alcohol dependence. In: 44rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Waikoloa, Hawaii, December 11-15, 2005. Neuropsychopharmacology, 2006, Vol. 30, Suppl. 1, pp. S214-S215.

57. Sher L., Milak M.S., Parsey R.V., Oquendo M.A., Mann J.J. Neuroanatomical correlates of alcohol dependence severity in depressed subjects: a positron emission tomographic study. In: 61st Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, May 18-20, 2006. Biological Psychiatry, 2006, Vol. 59, No. 8S, p. 181S.

58. Carballo J.J., Bird H., Giner L., Garcia-Parajua P., Iglesias J., Sher L., Shaffer D. Alcohol misuse and pathological personality traits among young population: A pilot case-control study in a primary care setting. In: 61st Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, May 18-20, 2006. Biological Psychiatry, 2006, Vol. 59, No. 8S, p. 181S.

59. Carballo J.J., Oquendo M.A., Giner L., Garcia-Moreno M., Poza B., Sher L. Comorbidity in adolescents and young adults with alcohol related problems admitted to the psychiatric emergency room. In: 61st Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, May 18-20, 2006. Biological Psychiatry, 2006, Vol. 59, No. 8S, pp. 180S-181S.

60. Carballo J.J., Sher L., Burke A.K., Sublette E., Mann J.J., Bird H., Oquendo M.A. Impacto de experiencias traumaticas en el curso de la enfermedad bipolar. X Congreso de la Asociación Espanola de Psiquiatria Infanto-Juvenil, Sevilla, 1-3, junio, 2006. Revista de Psiquiatria Infanto-Juvenil 2006, 23(2), 74-75 (In Spanish). (Carballo J.J., Sher L., Burke A.K., Sublette E., Mann J.J., Bird H., Oquendo M.A. Impact of traumatic experiences on the course of bipolar disorder. In: The 10^th Congress of the Spanish Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Sevilla, June 1-3, 2006. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 74-75).

61. Brunstein-Klomek A., Orbach I., Sher L., Sommerfeld E., Diller R., Apter A., Shahar G., Zalsman G. Quality of depression among suicidal inpatient adolescents. In: 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 10-13, 2006. Abstracts.

62. Oquendo M.A., Galfalvy H.C., Sher L., Sullivan G.M., Grunebaum M.F., Goldberg P.H., Parsey R.V., Mann J.J. Suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder: a prospective study. In: 11th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, Portoroz, Slovenia, September 10-12, 2006. Psychiatria Danubina 2006, Vol.18 Suppl 1, pp. 46-47.

63. Carballo J.J., Sher L., Burke A.K., Sublette E., Mann J.J., Bird H., Oquendo M.A. Childhood abuse and course of illness in bipolar suicide attempters. In: 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Diego, California, October 24-29, 2006. Abstracts.

64. Sher L., Oquendo M.A., Stanley B.H., Brent D.A., Burke A.K., Arendt M., Tin A., Mann J.J. Higher suicidality in patients with comorbid major depression and alcohol use disorders. In: 45th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Hollywood, Florida, December 3-7, 2006. Neuropsychopharmacology, 2006, Vol. 31, Suppl. 1, pp. S142-143.

65. Carballo J.J., Garcia-Parajua P., Magarinos M., de Ugarte L., Giner L., Sher L. Suicidal ideation and depressive disorders in primary care: The role of comorbidity. In: 15^th European Congress of Psychiatry.European Psychiatry, 2007, Vol. 22, Suppl. 1, p. S236-S237. Madrid, Spain, March 17-21, 2007.

66. Arendt M., Rosenberg R., Fjordback L., Brandholdt J., Foldager L., Sher L., Munk-Jørgensen P. Testing the self-medication hypothesis of depression and aggression in cannabis dependent subjects. In: 15^th European Congress of Psychiatry. Madrid, Spain, March 17-21, 2007. European Psychiatry, 2007, Vol. 22, Suppl. 1, p. S183.

67. Iglesias, J., Carballo, J.J., Carrillo C., Villa C., Sher L., Garcia-Parajua P. Suicidal ideation in depression: the role of comorbid generalized anxiety disorder. In: 13th Conference of the European Society of General Practice and Family Medicine (WONCA). Paris, France, October 17-21, 2007. Abstracts.

68. Sher L., Stanley B.H., Cooper T., Malone K., Mann J.J., Oquendo M.A. Serotonergic responses in depressed patients with and without comorbid alcohol use disorders and healthy volunteers. In: 46th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Boca Raton, Florida, December 9-13, 2007. Abstracts. Sess. 28, Progr. No. 148.

69. Oquendo M.A., Galfalvy H.C., Sullivan G.M., Grunebaum M.F., Sher L., Cooper T.B., Parsey R.V., Mann J.J.. First RCT comparing lithium and divalproex in the prevention of suicidal behavior in bipolar suicide attempters. In: 46th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Boca Raton, Florida, December 9-13, 2007. Abstracts. Sess. 28, Progr. No. 40.

70. Sher L., Cooper T.B., Mann J.J., Oquendo M.A. Combined dexamethasone suppression-corticotropin releasing hormone stimulation test in medication free depressed patients and healthy volunteers. In: 63rd Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Washington, DC, May 1-3, 2008. Biological Psychiatry,2008, Vol. 63, No. 7, Suppl. 1, p. 112S.

71. Sher L., Stanley B.H., Milak M.S., Cooper T.B., Mann J.J., Oquendo M.A. New insights into serotonin function in comorbid depression and alcohol dependence. In: 63rd Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Washington, DC, May 1-3, 2008. Biological Psychiatry,2008, Vol. 63, No. 7, Suppl. 1, p. 133S.

72. Flensborg-Madsen T., Knop J., Mortensen E.L., Becker U., Makhija N., Sher L., Grønbæk M. Beverage preference and risk of alcohol use disorders. In: 63rd Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Washington, DC, May 1-3, 2008. Biological Psychiatry,2008, Vol. 63, No. 7, Suppl. 1, p. 18S.

73. Flensborg-Madsen T., Knop J., Mortensen E.L., Becker U., Sher L., Grønbæk M. Alcohol use disorders increase the risk of suicide irrespective of other psychiatric disorders. In: 63rd Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Washington, DC, May 1-3, 2008. Biological Psychiatry,2008, Vol. 63, No. 7, Suppl. 1, p. 130S.

74. Sher L., Stanley B.H., Harkavy-Friedman J., Carballo J.J., Milak M.S., Malone K.M., Parsey R.V., Cooper T.B., Mann J.J., Oquendo M.A. Serotonin dysfunction and suicidal behavior in patients with co-occurring major depression and alcohol use disorders: clinical, neuroendocrine and neuroimaging studies. In: International Congress of Dual Pathology, Madrid, Spain, May 29-31, 2008. Abstracts.

 

75. Sher L., Neria Y., Stanley B.H., Mann J.J., Oquendo M.A. Decreased suicidal ideation in depressed patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: an open study. In: 64th Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Vancouver, Canada, May 14-16, 2009. Biological Psychiatry, 2009, Vol. 65, No. 8, Suppl. 1, p. 216S.

 

76. Sher L. Neurobiology of suicidal behavior in posttraumatic stress disorder and implications for suicide prevention. In: 9^th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, Paris, France, June 28 – July 2, 2009. Abstracts, pp. 28-29.

 

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