Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Association between familial suicidal behavior and frequency of attempts among depressed suicide attempters” was published 15 years ago in the May 2009 issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (1). The goal of our study was to examine whether having a family history of suicidal behavior among first-degree relatives predicts severity […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A meta-analysis, “Depression, antidepressants and driving safety” was published in Injury Epidemiology in 2017 (1). The purpose of this study was to review the reported associations of depression and antidepressants with motor vehicle crashes. This paper included epidemiologic studies published in English between January 1995 and October 2015. Retrieved articles were systematically […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Fifteen years ago, our research work, “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). Bipolar disorder is often inadequately treated. Patients with bipolar disorder show high rates of treatment nonadherence. Moreover, treatment […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “Interplay of combat deployment harassment, testosterone concentrations and post-deployment suicide risk in male veterans” has been published in Acta Neuropsychiatrica online ahead of print (1). Studies suggest that the deployment environment may affect post-deployment suicide risk. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that harassment during a combat deployment […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Metabolic profile and long-term risk of depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders” was recently published in JAMA Network Open (1). The results of this study indicate that carbohydrate and lipid metabolism may be involved in the development of psychiatric disorders. The study assessed individuals from the Apolipoprotein-Related Mortality Risk (AMORIS) […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Associations between adiposity measures and depression and well-being scores: A cross-sectional analysis of middle- to older-aged adults” has recently been published in PLoS One (1). Researchers from the University College Cork in Ireland included 1,821 men and women aged 46-73 years randomly selected from a large primary care center […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research article, “Psychological and neurobiological mechanisms involved in the relationship between loneliness and cognitive decline in older adults” has been published in a recent issue of Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (1). The authors investigated several research objectives: First, they sought to identify neurobiological and psychological pathways that may account for the […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Cortisol response to cosyntropin administration in military veterans with or without posttraumatic stress disorder” was published 10 years ago in the February 2014 issue of Psychoneuroendocrinology (1). To assess whether there is altered adrenocortical responsivity to hormonal stimulation in relation to war-zone deployment or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Most GLP-1 medications correlated with a lower likelihood of anxiety and depression diagnoses” was published in Epic Research on February 6, 2024 (1). Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) medications are used for glucose control in diabetic patients and for weight management in obese patients. The authors studied the potential […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Gender differences and similarities in aggression, suicidal behavior, and psychiatric comorbidity in borderline personality disorder” was published 5 years ago in the January 2019 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). In this study, we examined gender differences and similarities in aggression, impulsivity, suicidal behavior, and psychiatric comorbidity […]
