Leo Sher, M.D. The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) has created a new Task Force, “Treatment of Mental Disorders in General Medical Practice.” Robertas Bunevicius (Lithuania) is the Chair of this Task Force. Siegfried Kasper (Austria) is the Co-Chair. Florence Thibaut (France) is the Secretary of the Task Force. Members of the […]
Jacob M. Appel, M.D., J.D. The vast majority of physicians will encounter a patient who is unfit to drive an automobile as a result of cognitive impairments, untreated epilepsy, chronic intoxication or other underlying medical conditions. Whether providers are permitted to break confidentiality to report such patients to the authorities—and whether there are certain circumstances in […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Overweight and obesity have become a major public health problem in both developing and developed countries as they are related to a wide spectrum of diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and depression. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and […]
María Dolores Braquehais, M.D., Ph.D. From animals to human beings, gathering enough possessions has been a way to survive in difficult periods (1,2). Before winter, a large number of species collect fruits and other foods in order to tolerate the hardest season. In evolutionary terms, collecting is an adaptive behavior. In fact, the food-hoarding paradigm […]
Priebe S, Bogic M, Ashcroft R, Franciskovic T, Galeazzi GM, Kucukalic A, Lecic-Tosevski D, Morina N, Popovski M, Roughton M, Schützwohl M, Ajdukovic D.Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Barts’ and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UKSoc Sci Med. 2010 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] War experiences […]
Levent Tokucoglu (1) and A. Ender Altintoprak (2)(1) Alman Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey; (2) Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, TurkeySuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Tobacco, alcohol and illicit substance use continue to result in substantial morbidity and mortality rate and significant socio-economical […]
Eva Friedel and Andreas HeinzCharité University Medicine, Berlin, GermanySuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. The serotonergic system originates in the brains raphé nuclei, from where serotonergic neurons project to subcortical and cortical brain areas [1] (Figure 1). Dysfunction of central serotonergic neurotransmission has […]
Amir H. Rezvani (1) and David H. Overstreet (2)(1) Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA; (2) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USASuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. The Fawn-Hooded (FH/Wjd) rat is an inbred strain that exhibits symptoms […]
Tatiana Elistratova and Andrey SolovievNorthern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, RussiaSuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. Alcohol epileptic syndrome is one of the most frequent neurologic manifestations of alcohol dependence occurring during withdrawal. The goal of the study was to investigate psychophysiological peculiarities of […]
Omer SaatciogluBakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, TurkeySuicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 540 pages. The comorbidity of anxiety disorders and drug abuse is growing because of the prevalence and negative impact of comorbidity on course, treatment outcomes and prognoses […]
