Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, endogenous opioids and monoamine neurotransmitters” was published 10 years ago in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). The objective of the study was to examine the role of endogenous opioids and monoamine neurotransmitters in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). We compared cerebrospinal fluid […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My research article, “Relation between rates of suicide in 15-24-year-olds and per capita consumption of alcohol beverages in European countries” was published 15 years ago in the July-September 2005 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (1). In this study, I examined the relation between rates of suicide in […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19 in 153 patients: a UK-wide surveillance study” has been published in the Lancet Psychiatry online ahead of print (1). The aim of this study was to investigate complications of COVID-19 that affected the brain. British scientists developed an online network of rapid-response case […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “The relationship of aggression to suicidal behavior in depressed patients with a history of alcoholism” was published 15 years ago in the July 2005 issue of Addictive Behaviors (1). Studies suggest that depressed individuals with alcoholism have more chronic impairment and suicidal behavior than individuals with either diagnosis alone. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Expertscape, a leading international rating agency, published a July 2020 list of top world experts in the field of suicidology (1). The list is based on 26,177 articles published since 2010. According to Expertscape, the 20 leading world experts on suicide are: Maurizio Pompili (Italy) – top 0.0016% of published authors worldwide […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research article, “Neuropeptide Y plasma levels and suicidal behavior in combat veterans” has been published in European Neuropsychopharmacology online ahead of print (1). We examined whether levels of plasma neuropeptide Y (NPY) might distinguish combat veterans who have made a post-deployment suicide attempt from those who have never made a suicide […]
Leo Sher, M.D. On June 25, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated information regarding people who are more likely than others to become severely ill from COVID-19 (1). The CDC stated that revisions were made on June 25, 2020 to reflect available data as of May 29, 2020. The […]
Jacob M. Appel, M.D, J.D., M.P.H. The rationing of scarce resources has long posed one of the most challenging dilemmas in medical ethics. Much of the rationing in the American healthcare system occurs “invisibly” through the allocation of funding, especially with regard to preventive care: Patients may never be offered smoking cessation therapy, for instance, […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The 18th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (18th ESSSB) was originally scheduled to be held in Rome, Italy, on September 1-4, 2020. The organizing committee initially planned to postpone the Congress to spring 2021. A few days ago, the Congress organizers announced that the Rome ESSSB will be held in […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our scholarly work, “Prevention of homicidal behavior in men with psychiatric disorders” was published 5 years ago in the June 2015 issue of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (1). This paper is the most comprehensive review of homicidal behavior in men with psychiatric conditions in the history of science and medicine. […]
