Henry Ford
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. –Henry Ford(30 July 1863 – 7 April 1947)
Physicians with psychiatric disorders
Leo Sher, M.D. A paper, “Gender differences in demographic and clinical features of physicians admitted to a program for medical professionals with mental disorders” has been published in Frontiers in Psychiatry under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Therefore, we can publish this article on the website, www.internetandpsychiatry.com Citation: Braquehais MD, Arrizabalaga P, […]
Borderline personality disorder patients with versus without a history of suicide attempt
Leo Sher, M.D. Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at increased risk for suicidal behavior. In DSM-5, BPD is the only personality disorder with suicidal or self-injurious behavior explicitly included in the diagnostic criteria (1). BPD has been shown to have higher associations with suicidal behaviors than major depressive disorder, another disorder with a […]
Testosterone and aggressive behavior in dominant and impulsive men
Leo Sher, M.D. My “Commentary: Exogenous testosterone rapidly increases aggressive behavior in dominant and impulsive men” has been published in “Frontiers in Public Health” under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Therefore, we can publish this article on the website, www.internetandpsychiatry.com Citation: Sher L (2016) Commentary: Exogenous testosterone rapidly increases aggressive behavior in […]
Sleep quality and cognitive functioning in combat veterans
Leo Sher, M.D. Sleep disturbances are an important concern in combat veterans (1-4). Disordered sleep is the most common presenting problem among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (2). A history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is also associated with sleep abnormalities (3). Considerable evidence suggests that sleep disorders may affect cognitive functioning (1,5-7). The […]
American Medical Association’s health recommendations for New Year’s resolutions
Leo Sher, M.D. A healthy lifestyle is very important. Making just a few changes in your lifestyle can help you live longer. As people were making New Year’s resolutions, the American Medical Association (AMA) proposed recommendations to ensure a healthy lifestyle in 2017 (1). At the end of December 2016, the AMA made seven recommendations […]
U.S. suicide rates rising
Simrat Kaur Sarai, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Suicide is one of the 10 leading causes of death, within all groups 10-64 years of age (1). Despite consistent declines from 1986-1999, the United States experienced a 24% increase in suicide rates between 1999-2014, rising to 10-13 per 100,000 people; such fatalities included males and females for […]
Decline in dementia among older adults in the United States
Leo Sher, M.D. Dementia, a deterioration in memory and other cognitive functions that leads to a loss of independent function is a major medical and social problem. Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent cause of dementia. Dementia can also be caused by a head injury, a stroke, a brain tumor, and other causes. JAMA Internal […]
Zika is a sexually transmitted disease
Priyanga Jayakumar, M.D., Rajashekar Reddy Yeruva, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Following zika epidemics in 2015, this virus infection became an issue of preventing transmission and eradication. A global threat, it induces serious congenital abnormalities and neurological diseases (1). Since this viral is sexually transmitted, there are behavioral means to prevent zika transmission. Male-to-female sexually transmitted […]
Don’t you know I’m angry?: An analysis on the limited research on anger
Amy K. Grochala, B.A., Jess G. Fiedorowicz, M.D., Ph.D. Anger is a ubiquitous human emotion that arises when a person feels that they have purposefully been wronged or their efforts to obtain some goals have been thwarted. It can be as mild as irritability or as extreme as rage, and can be kept inward or […]