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This study aims to identify factors associated with mental health literacy (mental health knowledge and attitudes towards mental health and help‐seeking behaviours), depression and anxiety amongst adolescents, and test the hypothesised model by examining the interrelationships between these outcomes.
Design
Cross‐sectional descriptive quantit...
Adolescents are susceptible to developing depression and anxiety, and educational interventions could improve their mental well‐being. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of universal educational prevention interventions in improving mental health literacy, depression, and anxiety among adolescents. Eight electronic databases...
Background
Adolescence is a pivotal developmental phase, marked by a high prevalence of mental health issues. The Singapore Youth Epidemiology and Resilience (YEAR) study aims to assess the prevalence of mental health symptoms, sociodemographic risk factors, and the protective role of resilience in a multi-ethnic, Asian school-going adolescent popu...
Aims
To consolidate adolescents' perspectives regarding various aspects of sleep and offer insights to promote healthier sleep habits during their critical developmental years.
Methods/Data Sources
Six electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, PsycINFO and Web of Science) were searched from their inception dates to June 2023. Data were...
Background
The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on health care workers’ mental health, in particular, cannot be ignored. Not only did the pandemic exacerbate mental health challenges through elevated stress, anxiety, risk of infection, and social isolation, but regulations to minimize infection additionally hindered the conduct of traditio...
Aim
To examine the effectiveness of educational interventions in reducing stigma among healthcare professionals and students towards people with mental illness.
Design
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cluster RCTs.
Data Sources
Articles published from database inception to October 2023 were systemat...
Background
International students encounter a wide range of challenges that can have a significant impact on their mental health. Seeking help is one of the primary means of managing mental health, and more attention is required. This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress(PD), mental health literacy(MHL), and mental help-seeking int...
Objectives
Interventions for ASD that modify brain circuitry underlying the disease phenotype to improve core symptoms are lacking. Studies investigating single-dose effects or lasting 4 to 8 weeks have found intranasal oxytocin (IN OT) to improve social function in youth with ASD, but few have explored its long-term safety and efficacy beyond seve...
BACKGROUND
The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on health care workers’ mental health, in particular, cannot be ignored. Not only did the pandemic exacerbate mental health challenges through elevated stress, anxiety, risk of infection, and social isolation, but regulations to minimize infection additionally hindered the conduct of traditio...
Background
Suicide is the leading cause of death for adolescents in several parts of Asia, including Singapore. This study examines the relationship between temperament and youth suicide attempts in a sample of multi-ethnic Singaporean adolescents.
Methods
A case-control design compared 60 adolescents (Mage = 16.40, SDage = 2.00) with a recent sui...
Background
During the COVID-19 outbreak, most Chinese college students were home-quarantined to prevent the spread of the virus. COVID-19-associated impact has been shown to be a risk factor for the development of post-traumatic symptoms disorder (PTSD). However, little is known about the psychological processes that mediate this association. This...
Introduction: Adolescent depression is prevalent, and teen suicide rates are on the rise locally. A systemic review to understand associated risk and protective factors is important to strengthen measures for the prevention and early detection of adolescent depression and suicide in Singapore. This systematic review aims to identify the factors ass...
Hidden youth are youth who withdraw from society for at least 6 months, physically isolating within their homes or rooms. There has been a steady rise in this phenomenon across many developed countries, and this trend is expected to continue. As hidden youths often present with complex psychopathology and psychosocial issues, multi-factorial interv...
Background: Suicide is the leading cause of death for adolescents in several parts of Asia, including Singapore. This study examines the relationship between temperament and youth suicide attempts in a sample of multi-ethnic Singaporean adolescents.
Methods: A case-control design compared 60 adolescents (Mage = 16.40, SDage = 2.00) with a recent su...
Purpose
The need to elucidate risk factors for adolescent suicide is urgent, as suicide consistently ranks among the top causes of death globally. Understanding suicide risk factors could inform more effective interventions. Previous studies have identified certain risk factors associated with suicide, but there is a paucity of research among adole...
Background and objectives:
Current evidence is lacking on physical activity and nutrition-based interventions focusing on the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and health-related quality of life among children. To assess the effects of physical activity interventions and nutrition-based interventions for children with T1DM.
Methods:...
To curb the spread of Covid-19, Singapore, like other cities, had to impose movement restriction and social distancing measures that may affect the well-being of its residents. In this paper, we assessed the potential benefits of gardening on the mental well-being of Singapore residents, based on the concept of mental resilience. We hypothesized th...
Introduction: A good understanding of basic child-and-adolescent psychiatry (CAP) is important for general medical practice. The undergraduate psychiatry teaching programme included various adult and CAP topics within a six-week time frame. A team of psychiatry tutors developed two new teaching formats for CAP and obtained feedback from the student...
Background
Rehospitalizations are common in healthcare. They are costly for hospitals and patients and a substantial percentage are preventable, partly because hospital-to-community transitions are often unmanaged or poorly managed. In this study, we conducted a pragmatic randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a new nurse–pra...
This book presents research aimed at understanding the clinical and socio-cultural factors that affect mental health of children and adolescents. It comprehensively covers the latest developments in the scientific study of mental health and illness of children and adolescents. The book is particularly important in the face of rapidly changing condi...
This book presents state of the art knowledge aimed at understanding the clinical and socio-cultural factors that affect mental health of children and adolescents. It comprehensively covers the latest developments in the scientific study of mental health and illness of children and adolescents. The book is particularly important in the face of rapi...
Hikikomori, which originated in Japan, refers to the condition where youths withdraw into the home and do not participate in society for an extended period of time. Recent updates on hikikomori presentation within the region were exchanged at a Hikikomori Round Table and Regional Symposium (HRTRS) discussion late 2017, leading to this perspective p...
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Objective:
To examine the association between long-term tea consumption and depressive and anxiety symptoms in community-living elderly.
Design:
Community based cross-sectional study.
Setting:
The Diet and Healthy Aging Study (DaHA), a prospective cohort study in Singapore.
Participants:
614 elderly aged 60 years and above, who were free of...
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The study seeks to initiate a newly developed Personal and Parents' Parenting Style Scale (PaPPS) to explore the mechanisms of intergenerational transmission between parental parenting style and personal parenting style in Asia. A total of 294 Chinese participants (67.4 ± 5.9 years old; 76% women; 7.0 ± 3.5 years of formal schooling) completed the...
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the efficacy of intranasal oxytocin in improving social interaction and communication deficit, and other clinical outcomes in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and to examine its safety.
This chapter covers the cultural context and practice of art therapy in the three traditional regions of Asia-East Asia (EA), South Asia (SA), and Southeast Asia (SEA). The first section of this chapter focuses on the historical development of mental health, issues of cultural context and relevance, settings, ethics, regulations, challenges, and li...
Objective:
Our aim of this study was to investigate the association between fish consumption and depressive symptoms in senior ethnic Chinese residents of Singapore.
Design:
A population-based cross-sectional study.
Setting:
The Singapore Longitudinal Aging Studies (SLAS).
Participant:
The study consisted of 2,034 participants from the Singa...
The Academy of Medicine (AMS) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have developed the clinical practice guidelines on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to provide doctors and patients in Singapore with evidence-based treatment for ADHD. This article reproduces the introduction and executive summary (with recommendations from the guideline...
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the efficacy of intranasal oxytocin in improving social interaction and communication deficit, and other clinical outcomes in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and to examine its safety.
‘How Many More Questions?’: Techniques for Clinical Interviews of Young Medically Ill Children By Rochelle Caplan, Brenda Bursch, illustrated by Amara Leipzig Oxford University Press USA, 2013, £32.50, pb, 304 pp. ISBN: 9780199843824
Child psychiatry trainees starting out in their training in
Background:
An American styled residency programme for postgraduate psychiatry training introduced in parallel with an existing British-styled programme in Singapore has proved challenging at various levels.
Aims:
This study determined the educational environment of both programmes using the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure...
This review summarizes the published work on the prevalence and incidence rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Chinese populations. The authors searched MEDLINE, Web of Science and the PsycINFO database and identified seven studies that were published in the English language. In mainland China, Li and colleagues reported an autism prevalence...
The aim of this study is to examine the association between suicidal behavior and mental health status of south Chinese people, and explore the mediating effect of help-seeking behaviors.
The study participants were 10,757 persons aged 18 years and older from the mental health survey of Xiamen city. Data on suicidal behavior and help-seeking behavi...
Background: Recent data from the West suggest that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is becoming more prevalent. In Asia, the latest study from Korea reported a high rate of 2.64 percent.(1) It is not known whether there is an increasing trend of ASD among Chinese.
Objectives: To present the findings of a systemic review of epidemiologic data (preva...
This study objectively evaluates the effectiveness of a 6-week Preparatory Training Phase (PTP) programme prior to Basic Military Training (BMT) for less physically conditioned conscripts in the Singapore Armed Forces.
We compared exercise test results of a group of less fi t recruits who underwent a 16-week modified-BMT (mBMT) programme (consistin...