Yulin Chu, N.P. Million years ago, walking on two legs was a key attribute to human being development that distinguished itself from animals. Since then, we have been getting many benefits from walking. Is walking also beneficial to human’s mood? Can one improve depressed mood by walking? Many evidences suggest that physical activity/walking is a […]
Sher L, Rice T; World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (Wfsbp) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health.World J Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Jun;16(4):212-29. doi: 10.3109/15622975.2015.1028998. Epub 2015 Apr 26. AbstractOBJECTIVES: Homicide is overwhelmingly committed by men compared to women. Conservative estimates suggest that more than a third of these individuals have a treatable psychiatric disorder. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health was founded in 2013. Currently, the Task Force consists of the following experts: Officers: Chair: Leo Sher (USA) Co-Chair: Zoltan Rihmer (Hungary) Secretary: Timothy R. Rice (USA)
Leo Sher, M.D. Our article, “Prevention and management of depression and suicidal behavior in men with prostate cancer” 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: Kiffel J and Sher L (2015) Prevention and management […]
Steven Lippmann, M.D. There are over 30,000 gun-related deaths annually, thus, safety has become a health-care issue. Since 66% of these are suicides, it is of vast protective importance to psychiatric practice. We should promote safety-related advise and information to our patients. Besides the plan to always store guns unloaded, locked-up, and apart from ammunition, emphasize […]
Gagandeep Kaur, M.D., Rif S. El-Mallakh, M.D., Ahmad S. Bashir, M.D., Paul Kensicki, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Abstract. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a promising therapeutic option in psychiatry, especially for patients with treatment resistant affective illnesses. Some depressed people who are refractory to conventional therapies improve with TMS. Complications or side effects are uncommon. […]
Yulin Chu, N.P. Addiction, overdoses and deaths involving nonmedical prescription drug use, especially narcotic pain relievers, have risen dramatically over the last decade (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis [PDMPCE], 2014). In 2010, drug related poisonings were the leading cause of death due to unintentional injuries in the US. The number of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Recently, four members of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health developed the statement on the future directions concerning the impact of childhood and adolescent adversities in the field of men’s mental health. The article, “Future directions concerning the impact of childhood and adolescent […]
Sher L.Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2014 Nov 20. pii: /j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2015-5001/ijamh-2015-5001.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-5001. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Forensic psychiatry is frequently defined as the branch of psychiatry that deals with issues arising in the interface between psychiatry and the law. Psychiatrists are called on by the legal system to provide testimony in a wide […]
Sher L.Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2014 Nov 20. pii: /j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2015-5012/ijamh-2015-5012.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-5012. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. A malpractice lawsuit is in the legal category of an action in tort, which is a demand for compensation for the damages that have occurred. For a physician to be found liable to a patient for malpractice, […]
