According to the World Health Organisation, dementia is a syndrome, usually of a chronic progressive nature, in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. In the meanwhile, the rising number ...
Turn on the Music? The Impact of Music on Driving Performance Car driving is a daily activity for many people in modern cities. Very often, drivers listen to their favourite music while driving. Nonetheless, the impact of music on driving performanc...
The Role of Spiritual Care in Mental Well-being of Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19 Pandemic Subjective well-being concerns one’s evaluations of the quality of his/her own lives. This appraisal comprises cognitive judgments about achie...
A Review on the Impacts of Work from Home Arrangement on Health and Business Operation during COVID-19 Pandemic The development in information technologies facilitates digitalisation and a growing globalising endeavour leading to a significant impro...
Dementia, characterised by memory impairment and cognitive decline, is a major public health challenge which imposes a huge burden on the family members of the patients. An inverted U-shaped association between sleep duration and global cognitive de...
With the popularity of using social media and the growing incidence of depression that can be caused by multiple factors, interest in the association between social media use and psychosocial well-being has been raised. 1,289 participants aged betwe...
Anxiety, characterised by the worried thoughts and feelings of tension, is a common psychological problem that can be debilitating and interfere with the normal daily functioning. A 6-year prospective cohort study revealed that adolescents who had a...
As a spirituality exercise, mindfulness practice such as meditation is gaining popularity. Its potential cognitive benefits have also become a focus of research. A recent study reported enhanced temporal global efficiency and global and regional dyn...
Eating disorder (ED) is a form of psychiatric illness associated with an abnormal fear of weight gain and feelings of fatness. It has been proposed that emotional distress is directly linked to higher risks of eating disorders. A recent study on 168...
The aggregation of intracellular tau proteins in neurofibrillary tangles in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a progressive disorder that worsens multiple brain functions. There is increasing evidence indicating a ...
Factors to Consider in Antidepressant Selection In the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) depression guidelines 2016, pharmacological treatments for MDD are classified as first, second or third-line treatment 3 . Prof. Lam sug...
Past evidence has shown that sleep hygiene greatly impacts our physical and mental health, as well as our everyday behaviours. With technological advancements nowadays, there is increasing access to interactive electronic devices, e.g. smartphones, ...
