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, ...
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...
