Combined dexamethasone suppression-corticotrophin-releasing hormone stimulation test in medication-free major depression and healthy volunteers

Sher L, Oquendo MA, Burke AK, Cooper TB, Mann JJ.J Affect Disord. 2013 Jul 15. pii: S0165-0327(13)00529-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.06.049. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is dysfunctional in a subgroup of mood disorders. METHODS: We compared cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) responses in major depression and healthy volunteers to the combined dexamethasone […]

A new article on suicide in Hungary

Leo Sher, M.D. Professor Zoltan Rihmer, an eminent psychiatrist and a Distinguished Guest of our website and his colleagues have published the article, “Suicide in Hungary – epidemiological and clinical perspectives.” In this article, Professor Rihmer and his associates describe suicide mortality, time trends, gender distribution, and methods of suicide in Hungary. The authors discuss […]

Suicide in Hungary-epidemiological and clinical perspectives

Rihmer Z, Gonda X, Kapitany B, Dome P.Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 26;12(1):21. doi: 10.1186/1744-859X-12-21. AbstractAnnual suicide rates of Hungary were unexpectedly high in the previous century. In our narrative review, we try to depict, with presentation of the raw data, the main descriptive epidemiological features of the Hungarian suicide scene of the past decades. […]

Suicide prevention

Said Shahtahmasebi, Ph.D. James Hollings article on suicide reporting rules (The Press http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/perspective/8909431/Suicide-reporting-rules-under-review, 12/7/2013) refers to the Vienna subway built in the late seventies which subsequently became a preferred method of committing suicide. It reports that after a group of researchers and the media got together and stopped detailed reporting of each suicide the use […]

Prevention of suicidal behavior in adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder

Ruby E, Sher L.Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2013 Jul 10:1-11. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0064. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is significantly associated with an increased risk for suicidal behavior among adolescents. Suicide is one of the top three causes of adolescent deaths worldwide. Despite the strong relationship between PTSD and suicidal behavior, precise […]

Child sexual abuse and the pathophysiology of suicide in adolescents and adults

O’Brien BS, Sher L.Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2013 Jul 10:1-5. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0053. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBackground: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is widespread and is associated with various psychopathologies, including Axis I and II disorders, maladaptive and impulsive behaviors, and suicidal behavior in adolescence and adults. The pathophysiology of this association is not well […]

FDA allowed marketing of the first diagnostic device based on brain function

Leo Sher, M.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the first device based on brain function to help diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents 6 to 17 years old. The device can help establish an ADHD diagnosis. It should be used as part of a complete medical and psychological evaluation. The […]

Is suicide prevention really as complex and difficult as it is made out to be?

Said Shahtahmasebi, Ph.D. In 2009, Leo Sher and Alex Vilens published two books on suicide in the context of the military and war. In the books, aspects of military life and war were discussed as potential triggers for suicide. As a contributing author, I argued that despite decades of failure to bring down suicide rates, […]

How could we decrease the suicide rate in Hungary?

Sándor Kalmár M.D., Ph.D. Suicide is a serious public health problem. However, we need to realize that suicide is preventable. Most suicide are associated with diagnosable mental disorders, mainly treatable depressive disorders but other psychological, psychiatric, cultural, social and spiritual factors also play role in the development of suicidal behavior. For example, negative life events, […]

The Coimbra Meeting

Leo Sher, M.D. In Fall 2012, Dr. Celia Franco sent an invitation to the Members of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section on Dual Disorders/Pathology to attend the Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Association on Dual Pathology on February 21-22, 2013 in Coimbra, Portugal. It was proposed to organize a special session of the WPA […]

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