Seo MK, Kim SH, Rhee M.Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractIt has long been debated whether coercion can be justified as paternalism in the field of mental health and it is still a continuing issue of controversy today.AIMS: This study analyses whether coercive intervention in mental health can be […]
Sher L, Braquehais MD, Casas M.Cleve Clin J Med 2012 Feb;79(2):92-7.AbstractSuicidal behavior is a critical problem in war veterans. Combat veterans are not only more likely to have suicidal ideation, often associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, but they are more likely to act on a suicidal plan. Especially since veterans may be […]
Mutabaruka J, Séjourné N, Bui E, Birmes P, Chabrol H.Stress Health. 2011 Oct 5. doi: 10.1002/smi.1429. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractThe relationship between exposure to traumatic events and traumatic grief and the role of mediating and moderating variables [peritraumatic distress, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and symptoms of depression] were studied in survivors of […]
Mao YC, Tsai WJ, Wu ML, Ger J, Deng JF, Yang CC.Hum Exp Toxicol. 2011 Oct;30(10):1716-9. AbstractIodine tincture poisoning is uncommon regardless of its widespread use as an antiseptic in daily practice. Previously reported effects of iodine-containing antiseptic poisoning included topical irritation, corrosive effects, allergic response, and hepatic or renal injury, which mainly resulted from […]
Pompili M, Innamorati M, Rihmer Z, Gonda X, Serafini G, Akiskal H, Amore M, Niolu C, Sher L, Tatarelli R, Perugi G, Girardi P.J Affect Disord. 2011 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract.BACKGROUND: Suicidal behavior is one of the most alarming signs not only in psychiatry, and current major depressive episode is the most […]
Mrnak-Meyer J, Tate SR, Tripp JC, Worley MJ, Jajodia A, McQuaid JR.Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2011 Oct;41(5):532-42. Abstract. This study examined whether widely accepted suicide risk factors are useful in predicting suicide-related hospitalization, beyond history of a suicide attempt, in high-risk treatment-seeking veterans with depression and substance dependence. Negative mood regulation expectancies were the only […]
Omalu B, Hammers JL, Bailes J, Hamilton RL, Kamboh MI, Webster G, Fitzsimmons RP.Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Nov;31(5):E3. AbstractFollowing his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players in 2002, Dr. Bennet Omalu hypothesized that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans may belong to the CTE spectrum of diseases. The CTE surveillance at the […]
Gibon J, Deloulme JC, Chevallier T, Ladevèze E, Abrous DN, Bouron A.Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012 Jan 9:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractHyperforin is one of the main bioactive compounds that underlie the antidepressant actions of the medicinal plant Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort). However, the effects of a chronic hyperforin treatment on brain cells remains […]
Birkenhäger TK, Geldermans S, Van den Broek WW, van Beveren N, Fekkes D.J Psychiatr Res. 2012 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: Since there are few data on the possible association between BDNF levels and characteristics of major depression, the present study assesses brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in three drug-free patient samples, and […]
Sher L.Int J Adolesc Med Health 2011;23(3):181-5. Abstract. Adolescent suicide research has mostly focused on demographic risk factors. Such studies focus on who is at risk, but do not explain why certain adolescents are at risk for suicide. Studies of the neurobiology of adolescent suicide could clarify why some youths are more suicidal than others […]
