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All Articles by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS

Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, is executive director of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF). He is a published scholar in protein biomarkers, bioethics, biotechnology, education technology, and neurology. He serves on the editorial board of several scholarly publications and has been honored by the U.S. President and Congress.

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Alcohol and aggression

Drugs & Clinical Trials

Cartoon – Alcohol and Aggression

February 19, 2011 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS | 5 Comments

Judging by all the destruction caused by the test subject, drinking more does make one more aggressive.A recent study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found a positive correlation between alcohol dose and aggression in human subjects. Aggressiveness was measured by shock intensity and duration administered to one's "opponent" in a competitive reaction-time task. The opponents were fictional and no actual shocks were administered. Essentially, the more alcohol one drank, the more frequent and longer shocks they applied. This finding was observed throughout both genders.

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Dementia and Hormone Therapy

Neuroscience & Neurology

Cartoon – Hormone Therapy and Dementia

January 21, 2011 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS | 10 Comments

I get to tolerate menopausal symptoms or become demented while on hormone replacement therapy. So, spare me your complaining about hair loss.A new study published in the Annals of Neurology finds that hormone therapy may be beneficial against dementia for women in midlife (mean age, 48.7 years), but an increased risk for those taking hormone therapy in later life (mean age, 76 years).

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Sherry Gaba VH1 Celeb Rehab

Psychology & Psychiatry

Interview with the Psychotherapist from VH1′s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

December 27, 2010 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS | No Comments

Sherry Gaba is best known from her role as the psychotherapist on VH1's hit-show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Having earned her Masters of Social Work from the University of Southern California and with over thirteen years of experience as a clinician, she recently authored The Law of Sobriety as a "guide to life."I asked Gaba for her take on addiction in America and her approach to addiction recovery. We also discussed Janice Dickinson's full-blown panic attack that aired on Celebrity Rehab.

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Deep Brain Stimulation – A New Frontier in Psychiatry

March 12, 2010 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS | 7 Comments

For as long as the brain has been seen as the site of mental activity, it has followed that altering brain function should be implemented to treat mental illness. Second generation antidepressants and psychotherapy are currently the least invasive ways of affecting brain function but they leave too many patients only partially improved, and have proved completely ineffective for some. Estimates of treatment unresponsiveness are unreliable, but 30% to 40% patients with depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) probably become treatment failures. For these patients, techniques like deep brain stimulation (DBS) provide a promising treatment alternative.

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