Mahjong has long been a popular entertainment for elderly Chinese, and previous studies have demonstrated therapeutic effects of playing mahjong in improving cognitive functions. However, limited research focuses on how playing mahjong influences ex...

While acoustic distraction is reported to increase the level of stress and would reduce surgical performance in operating room, music has been shown to improve learning and performance of complex motor skills. A recent randomised control trial invol...

Social Unrest and Mental Distress There is a wide spectrum of factors contributing to social unrest. Economic hardship, commodity price shocks, religious beliefs and adverse weather have been associated with civil conflicts, which would be translate...

Facing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder during a Pandemic Reminders of personal hygiene practice have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping across the world in the past months. Hand washing, household cleaning, social distancing and ...

The Therapeutic Efficacies of Deep Brain Stimulation on Treatment-resistant Depression Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in specialist and general practice. MDD can present at any age across the life spa...

Enhancing the Awareness on Depression “The reported data cannot reflect the actual burden.” Dr. Chong commented on the reported local prevalence of depression. “Some respondents may not be aware of the disorders they suffered from,...

A recent longitudinal study investigated the associations between mobile phone dependence and mental health status among Chinese undergraduate students indicated that the prevalence of anxiety and depression at Year 3 was 7.5% and 9.4%, respectively...

The Complexity of NPSLE The definition of neuropsychiatric symptoms in SLE (NPSLE) is a tough challenge owing to the broad spectrum of neuropsychiatric (NP) symptoms that it encompasses, most of which are non-specific. In 1999, the American College ...