Carl J Lavie, M.D., Arthur R. Menezes, M.D., Richard V. Milani, M.D. We read with interest the recent study by Chamberlain and colleagues1 from Olmsted county demonstrating the association of depression and anxiety with hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), as well as the association of depression with increased all-cause mortality. We have previously published on […]
Roncero C, Daigre C, Gonzalvo B, Valero S, Castells X, Grau-López L, Eiroa-Orosa FJ, Casas M.Eur Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print] Cocaine consumption can induce transient psychotic symptoms, expressed as paranoia or hallucinations. Cocaine induced psychosis (CIP) is common but not developed in all cases. This is the first European study on […]
Casas M, Rösler M, Sandra Kooij JJ, Ginsberg Y, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Heger S, Berwaerts J, Dejonckheere J, van der Vorst E, Schäuble B.World J Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print] Objectives. Methylphenidate (MPH) is effective for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of OROS […]
Oquendo MA, Galfalvy HC, Currier D, Grunebaum MF, Sher L, Sullivan GM, Burke AK, Harkavy-Friedman J, Sublette ME, Parsey RV, Mann JJ.Am J Psychiatry 2011 Oct;168(10):1050-6. OBJECTIVE: Bipolar disorder is associated with high risk for suicidal acts. Observational studies suggest a protective effect of lithium against suicidal behavior. However, testing this effect in randomized clinical […]
Hildebrandt T, Yehuda R, Alfano L.Dev Psychopathol. 2011 Aug;23(3):907-19. Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are synthetic hormones used by individuals who want to look better or perform better in athletics and at the gym. Their use raises an interesting paradox in which drug use is associated with a number of health benefits, but also the possibility of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The article, “Death in Uniform” written by William Glenn, a Canadian journalist has been published in the “Canada’s Occupational Health and Safety Magazine” (1). The author writes about suicide among Canadian military veterans. He notes that “Age-specific analyses showed male veterans aged 16 to 44 were about one and a half times […]
Kline A, Ciccone DS, Falca-Dodson M, Black CM, Losonczy M.J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Dec;199(12):914-20. ABSTRACT: Despite well-documented postdeployment readjustment problems affecting veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF), few studies have explored the possible relationship of readjustment stressors to the recent increase in military suicide. This study examined associations between suicidal […]
Isung J, Mobarrez F, Nordström P, Asberg M, Jokinen J.World J Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Objectives. Immunological differences have previously been associated with depression and suicidal behaviour. Several cytokines have been identified as potentially important in understanding the pathophysiology of mood disorders and suicidality. Here we aimed to identify […]
Maria Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. Current psychiatric models of suicidal acts, such as Mann’s (1;2), Oquendo’s (3) and Turecki’s (4), have tried to summarize findings obtained in epidemiological, clinical and neurobiological studies in holistic frameworks. However, those models have serious theoretical and methodological limitations. Those limitations are not exclusive to models of suicide but […]
Sher L, Labode VPsychiatr Danub 2011 Dec;23(4):396-7 The suicide safety plan is a plan of action created by the clinician and patient that essentially charts the course of what the patient should do if he/she begins to experience suicidal urges. It is important for clinicians to learn how to implement a safety plan so that […]
