Search Results - "Asia-Pacific psychiatry"

Factors affecting the anxiety levels of adolescents in home‐quarantine during COVID‐19 pandemic in Turkey by Kılınçel, Şenay, Kılınçel, Oğuzhan, Muratdağı, Gürkan, Aydın, Abdülkadir, Usta, Miraç Barış

“…Background The long‐term closing of schools and home‐quarantine during the COVID‐19 pandemic cause negative effects on the physical and mental health of young…”
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Measurement invariances of the PHQ‐9 across gender and age groups in Chinese adolescents by Leung, Doris Y.P., Mak, Yim Wah, Leung, Sau Fong, Chiang, Vico C.L., Loke, Alice Yuen

“…Introduction The nine‐item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‐9) is widely used to determine the severity of depression in adult populations, but its…”
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Prevalence of mental health problems and associated risk factors among military healthcare workers in specialized COVID‐19 hospitals in Wuhan, China: A cross‐sectional survey by Pan, Xiao, Xiao, Ying, Ren, Ding, Xu, Zheng‐Mei, Zhang, Qian, Yang, Li‐Ying, Liu, Fen, Hao, Yu‐Shi, Zhao, Feng, Bai, Yong‐Hai

“…Introduction China has been severely affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) since December 2019. Military healthcare workers in China have experienced…”
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Factors associated with mental health outcomes among patients with COVID‐19 treated in the Fangcang shelter hospital in China by Gu, Yingqi, Zhu, Yi, Xu, Fangzhong, Xi, Juzhe, Xu, Guangxing

“…Introduction Faced with surging infections and considering that 80% of cases were mild and moderate, the city government transformed stadiums and exhibition…”
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Is it meaningful to distinguish between generalized and specific Internet addiction? Evidence from a cross-cultural study from Germany, Sweden, Taiwan and China by Montag, Christian, Bey, Katharina, Sha, Peng, Li, Mei, Chen, Ya-Fei, Liu, Wei-Yin, Zhu, Yi-Kang, Li, Chun-Bo, Markett, Sebastian, Keiper, Julia, Reuter, Martin

“…Introduction It has been hypothesized that two distinctive forms of Internet addiction exist. Here, generalized Internet addiction refers to the problematic…”
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Validity and reliability of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to screen for depression among college students in China by Zhang, Ying-Li, Liang, Wei, Chen, Zuo-Ming, Zhang, Hong-Mei, Zhang, Jian-Hong, Weng, Xiao-Qin, Yang, Shi-Chang, Zhang, Lei, Shen, Li-Juan, Zhang, Ya-Lin

“…Introduction This study examined the validity and reliability of the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9) and Patient Health Questionnaire‐2 (PHQ‐2). The…”
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Stigma in mental illness: Perspective from eight Asian nations by Kudva, Kundadak Ganesh, El Hayek, Samer, Gupta, Anoop Krishna, Kurokawa, Shunya, Bangshan, Liu, Armas‐Villavicencio, Maria Victoria C., Oishi, Kengo, Mishra, Saumya, Tiensuntisook, Saratcha, Sartorius, Norman

“…Background Stigma against those who suffer from mental illness is a major issue in many nations. Stigma, which is comprised of prejudice, ignorance, and…”
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Suicide prevention in childhood and adolescence: a narrative review of current knowledge on risk and protective factors and effectiveness of interventions by Wasserman, Danuta, Carli, Vladimir, Iosue, Miriam, Javed, Afzal, Herrman, Helen

“…Introduction Suicide is a global mental health problem for people of all ages. While rates of suicide in children and adolescents are reported as lower than…”
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Status of mental health and its associated factors among the general populace of India during COVID‐19 pandemic by Venugopal, Vaishali C., Mohan, Arunkumar, Chennabasappa, Latha K.

“…The COVID‐19 is an international public health emergency and threatens psychological resilience. Here we assess the general health status of the public in…”
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Does loneliness, self‐esteem and psychological distress correlate with problematic internet use? A Bangladeshi survey study by Mamun, Mohammed A., Hossain, Md. Sharif, Moonajilin, Mst. Sabrina, Masud, Mohammed Tanvir, Misti, Jannatul Mawa, Griffiths, Mark D.

“…Background Researchers have claimed that problematic internet use (PIU) and internet addiction (IA) is a global mental health problem. However, little research…”
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Validation of the Korean version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 self‐rating Scale by Lee, Seung‐Hoon, Shin, Cheolmin, Kim, Hyounwook, Jeon, Sang Won, Yoon, Ho‐Kyoung, Ko, Young‐Hoon, Pae, Chi‐Un, Han, Changsu

“…This study examined the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder‐7 (GAD‐7) scale. The GAD‐7 was standardized with…”
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Systematic review of barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with mental health care among at-risk young people by Brown, Adrienne, Rice, Simon M., Rickwood, Debra J., Parker, Alexandra G.

“…Introduction This study aims to review the literature on barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with mental health care among young people from…”
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Low mental health literacy and its association with depression, anxiety and poor sleep quality in Chinese elderly by Ding, Kai‐Rong, Wang, Shi‐Bin, Xu, Wen‐Qi, Lin, Li‐Hua, Liao, Dan‐Dan, Chen, Hong‐Bei, Tan, Wen‐Yan, Huang, Jia‐Hao, Hou, Cai‐Lan, Jia, Fu‐Jun

“…Background Mental health literacy (MHL) is rarely reported in the Chinese elderly. This study explored the pattern of MHL in the Chinese elderly in relation to…”
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Loneliness in older Chinese adults amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Prevalence and associated factors by Ruan, Juan, Xu, Yan-Min, Zhong, Bao-Liang

“…Data on loneliness among older adults in China during the COVID-19 pandemic are still scarce. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of loneliness and…”
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Associations between comorbid stress and Internet Gaming Disorder symptoms: Are there cultural and gender variations? by Andreetta, Jesse, Teh MSc, Justin, Burleigh, Tyrone L., Gomez, Rapson, Stavropoulos, Vasileios

“…Introduction The American Psychiatric Association has requested additional studies examine risk, protective, and cultural factors in relation to Internet…”
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Suicide prevention in psychiatric patients by Wasserman, Danuta, Carli, Vladimir, Iosue, Miriam, Javed, Afzal, Herrman, Helen

“…An increased risk of suicide has been reported for psychiatric patients. In several world regions, an underlying psychiatric disorder is reported in up to 90%…”
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Using therapeutic drug monitoring to personalize clozapine dosing in Asians by Leon, Jose, Schoretsanitis, Georgios, Kane, John M., Ruan, Can‐Jun

“…This narrative review on clozapine blood levels or therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) includes sections focused on drug clearance and TDM, personalized dosing…”
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Suicide prevention in older adults by Mendonça Lima, Carlos Augusto, De Leo, Diego, Ivbijaro, Gabriel, Svab, Igor

“…Background Suicide among older adults is a multifactorial problem with several interrelated factors involved that vary with age, gender and culture. The number…”
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Mental health literacy: A systematic review of knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders in Malaysia by Munawar, Khadeeja, Mukhtar, Firdaus, Choudhry, Fahad Riaz, Ng, Alvin Lai Oon

“…Background Mental health problems in Malaysia are on a rise. This study aimed at performing a systematic review of mental health literacy (MHL) in Malaysia…”
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The role of internet gaming in the association between anxiety and depression: A preliminary cross‐sectional study by Stavropoulos, Vasileios, Vassallo, Jeremy, Burleigh, Tyrone Leonard, Gomez, Rapson, Colder Carras, Michelle

“…Background Disordered Internet gaming is thought to be perpetuated by one's need to escape their real‐life distress or mental health symptoms, which may in…”
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