Fernando T, Gilbert JD, Carroll CM, Byard RW.J Forensic Sci. 2012 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02107.x. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractDeaths due to the ring-derivative amphetamines are not common and are usually accidental involving dehydration and hyperthermia. Suicides from 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and related ring-derivative amphetamines overdose are rare. A 15-year-old female who had a history of […]
Karam EG, Salamoun MM, Mneimneh ZN, Fayyad JA, Karam AN, Hajjar R, Dimassi H, Nock MK, Kessler RC.Psychol Med 2012 Feb 28:1-10. BACKGROUND: Suicide rates increase following periods of war; however, the mechanism through which this occurs is not known. The aim of this paper is to shed some light on the associations of war […]
Barnes SM, Walter KH, Chard KM.Rehabil Psychol. 2012 Feb;57(1):18-26. AbstractObjective: Research shows that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) independently increase suicide risk; however, scant research has investigated whether mTBI increases suicide risk above and beyond the risk associated with PTSD alone. Design: The current research compared suicide risk factors among […]
Sher L, Stanley BH, Posner K, Arendt M, Grunebaum MF, Neria Y, Mann JJ, Oquendo MA.Psychiatry Res. 2012 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractComorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with higher morbidity including suicidal ideation and behavior. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a known treatment for […]
Skopp NA, Trofimovich L, Grimes J, Oetjen-Gerdes L, Gahm GA.MSMR. 2012 Feb;19(2):7-11. AbstractThis retrospective case-control study of members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces compared those who died from suicide to controls matched by service, gender, race, age, date of entry into the active component, and years of service. Th e surveillance […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section on Dual Disorders/Pathology has just been created. The goals of the newly created section include raising awareness about clinical treatment and research needs of patients with dual disorders, facilitating communication between psychiatrists and developing new training and research programs in the field of dual disorders.
Streeter CC, Gerbarg PL, Saper RB, Ciraulo DA, Brown RP.Med Hypotheses. 2012 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print] A theory is proposed to explain the benefits of yoga practices in diverse, frequently comorbid medical conditions based on the concept that yoga practices reduce allostatic load in stress response systems such that optimal homeostasis is restored. […]
Jacob M. Appel, M.D., J.D. One of the few facts about medical errors that physicians, trial lawyers and patients can all agree upon is that there are too many of them. In the well-publicized Harvard Medical Malpractice Study (1991), researchers discovered that “adverse events due to negligence” occurred during a stunning 1% of hospital admissions. […]
Masahito Fushimi, M.D., Ph.D. I have had the opportunity to deliver lectures on depression at the workplace. These lectures are aimed at increasing public awareness on mental health in the workplace, and recently, I have had many requests to give lectures on the so-called “modern” (new) form of depression.
Stanley B, Brown GKCognitive and Behavioral Practice, in press, doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.01.001 AbstractThe usual care for suicidal patients who are seen in the emergency department (ED) and other emergency settings is to assess level of risk and refer to the appropriate level of care. Brief psychosocial interventions such as those administered to promote lower alcohol intake or […]
