Leo Sher, M.D. A research article, “Vacation days taken, work during vacation, and burnout among US physicians” has been published in the JAMA Network Open (1). According to this cross-sectional study, taking fewer vacation days and working during vacation time were associated with higher rates of burnout among physicians. This survey of US physicians was […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Moral objections to suicide and suicidal ideation among mood disordered Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics” was published 15 years ago in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). Understanding the beliefs that protect individuals against suicide can help to enhance suicide prevention strategies. One measure of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research work, “Association between weekend catch-up sleep and cardiovascular disease: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2017-2018” has been published in Sleep Health online ahead of print (1). This study suggests that in those who average <6 hours of weekday sleep, weekend catch-up sleep could be beneficial in […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My article, “Suicide in individuals with no psychiatric disorders-what makes you vulnerable?” was published in the QJM: An International Journal of Medicine online ahead of print on December 9, 2023 (1). A summary of my article is below: Globally, hundreds of thousands of people die by suicide every year. Suicides are usually […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Combined dexamethasone suppression-corticotrophin-releasing hormone stimulation test in medication-free major depression and healthy volunteers” was published 10 years ago in the December 2013 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). A combined dexamethasone suppression– corticotrophin-releasing hormone stimulation (DEX–CRH) test has been developed as a potentially sensitive measure of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study” has been published in Sleep online ahead of print (1). This prospective cohort study has found that regular sleep patterns are more important to health and longevity than spending eight hours in bed. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My article, “The uncounted casualties of war: suicide in combat veterans” was published in the QJM: An International Journal of Medicine online ahead of print on October 17, 2023 (1). A summary of my article is below: Military conflicts are ubiquitous. There are a lot of combat veterans around the world. Suicidality […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Serotonergic responses in depressed patients with or without a history of alcohol use disorders and healthy controls” was published 15 years ago, in the September 2008 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). To compare serotonin function in major depressive disorder with co-occurring alcohol use disorder, major depressive disorder without co-occurring […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “Lower CSF homovanillic acid levels in depressed patients with a history of alcoholism” was published 20 years ago, in the September 2003 issue of Neuropsychopharmacology (1). We compared clinical features and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites in depressed subjects with or without a history of alcoholism and healthy volunteers. […]
Rana Anwar, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Introduction: Genetic testing for Huntington’s Disease (HD) offers a precise diagnosis but raises many questions. These include privacy concerns to complex family dynamics; the impact of HD testing extends beyond individual choices. There are clinical dilemmas surrounding HD genetic testing that require thoughtful consideration. Discrimination /Privacy: One of the […]
