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, ...
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...
