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The impact of COVID-19 on emergency department presentations for mental health disorders in Queensland, Australia: A time series analysis Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Philip M. Jones, Amy Sweeny, Grace Branjerdporn, Gerben Keijzers, Andrea P. Marshall, Ya-Ling Huang, Emma J. Hall, Jamie Ranse, Dinesh Palipana, Yang D. Teng, Julia Crilly
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with detrimental effects on mental health and psychological well-being. Although multiple studies have shown decreases in mental health-related Emergency Department (ED) presentations early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the medium-term effects on mental health-related ED presentations have remained less clear. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the pandemic
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Ghrelin and depressive symptoms in patients with first-episode drug-naïve major depressive disorder: The mediating role of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Chuhao Zhang, Yeqing Dong, ShuHua Li, Meijuan Li, Ying Gao, Yuan Liu, Xueying Liu, Chi Zhou, Jie Li
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the global burdens of disease, and its pathogenesis remains unclear. An increasing amount of research indicates that ghrelin regulates mood in patients with MDD. Still, current results are inconsistent, and the mechanisms underlying how ghrelin modulates depressive symptoms are inconclusive, especially in first-episode drug-naïve MDD patients. Therefore, this
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Establishing an esketamine clinic in Australia: Practical recommendations and clinical guidance from an expert panel Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Nicollette L. R. Thornton, Warwick Black, Adrian Bognar, Daniel Dagge, Teresia Gitau, Bruce Hua, Gero Joks, Jarrad King, Andrew Lord, Elizabeth M. Scott, Jelena Smit Callander, Serena Ting, Dennis Liu
Major depressive disorder (MDD) can have severe impacts on function and quality of life. Up to one third of patients will have an inadequate response to their first line of treatment, with subsequent lines of therapy associated with lower remission rates and higher relapse rates. Recently esketamine has become available for Australian patients, and this agent provides an additional treatment option
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Efficacy and safety of esketamine nasal spray in addition to standard of care in patients with major depressive disorder who have active suicidal ideation with intent: A subgroup analysis of the Asian cohort of ASPIRE I (a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study) Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Jin Pyo Hong, Akramul Zikri Abd Malek, Cheng-Ta Li, Jong-Woo Paik, Ahmad Hatim Sulaiman, Gilbert Madriaga, Jianmin Zhuo, Sarah Siggins, Dong-Jing Fu, Po-Chung Ju
This post-hoc analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of intranasal esketamine in the Asian subgroup from ASPIRE I. Patients with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation with intent received intranasal esketamine (n = 26) or placebo (n = 27), plus standard of care for 25 days. The primary endpoint was the change in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score from baseline
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Barriers and enablers to access and utilization of mental health care services across Southeast Asia: A preliminary scoping review Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Sleiman Andary, Jason Bassani, Gus Burrell, Eliza Cole, Rhiannon Evans, Emily Redman, Saravana Kumar
While the importance of mental health and its impact on overall health and well-being has been widely recognized, there continue to be ongoing barriers to accessing mental health services. This is particularly poignant in countries in Southeast Asia (SEA) where there may be further stigma in accessing mental health services. As no reviews have been undertaken on this topic, this review aims to outline
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Alexithymia in Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia: Prevalence, clinical correlates, and relationship with neurocognition and empathy Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Pu Peng, Dongmei Wang, Qianjin Wang, Yanan Zhou, Yuzhu Hao, Shubao Chen, Qiuxia Wu, Tieqiao Liu, Xiangyang Zhang
Alexithymia is highly prevalent and strongly related to adverse consequences in patients with schizophrenia. However, its associated factors remain largely unexplored. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of alexithymia and its association with sociocultural characteristics, clinical symptoms, neurocognition, and empathy in 854 Chinese patients with schizophrenia.
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Association of suicide with psychiatric hospitalization in Taiwan Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Jia-Chi Shan, Mei-Chih Meg Tseng, Chin-Hao Chang
A knowledge gap exists in the relationship between suicide and psychiatric hospitalization in Asia. This study investigated inpatient service utilization before suicide and suicide risk at different periods of hospitalization in Taiwan.
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Association between postictal suppression and the therapeutic effects of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Mahdie Ershad Langroudi, Narges Shams-Alizadeh, Azad Maroufi, Khaled Rahmani, Maryam Rahchamani
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and safe medical treatment for patients with severe mood and neuropsychiatric disorders. Since the advent of ECT, extensive research has been performed to identify the predictive factors for response to ECT. In recent decades, postictal suppression on an electroencephalogram (EEG) has been considered a potential predictor of response to ECT. We aimed
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Dialectical behavior therapy in Chinese suicidal patients with borderline personality disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Shu-I Wu,Hui-Chun Huang,Shu-Chin Chen,Kathryn Korslund,Chen-Ju Lin,Ying Lin,Yi-Hung Chang,Hsiao-Mei Yeh,I-Chieh Lin,Yu-Wen Lin,Fang-Ju Sun,Ching-Hu Chung,Shen-Ing Liu
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Loneliness in older Chinese adults amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Prevalence and associated factors Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Juan Ruan, Yan-Min Xu, Bao-Liang Zhong
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 identify its associated factors among older Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Stigma toward mental disorders and associated factors among community mental health workers in Wuhan, China Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-30 Mo Chen, Guo-Rong Lin, Gui-Yang Wang, Li Yang, Na Lyu, Chen Qian, Jing-Xi Lan, Yang Zhou, Bao-Liang Zhong
Stigma toward mental disorders (STMD) is a significant barrier to mental health service delivery. To improve the provision of mental health services for community-dwelling residents in China, this study investigated STMD and its associated factors in community mental health workers (CMHWs) in Wuhan, China.
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Symptoms mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and non-suicidal self-injury: A hospital-based study of adolescents with mood disorder Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Rui Zhou, Ting Ji, Ji-Jie Zhang, Yin-Du Liu, Fei Wang, Fu-Jun Jia, Cai-Lan Hou
Childhood trauma has a significant impact on the development of adolescents, which may lead to interpersonal and psychological problems. Determining the incidence and consequences of childhood trauma in psychiatric clinical practice is of great significance.
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Perinatal psychotropic dispensing: A descriptive population-based study in New Zealand Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Lucy Charlotte Broughton, Natalie Hughes-Medlicott, Jiaxu Zeng, Alesha Smith
Decisions about using psychotropics during pregnancy are complex as risks of untreated illness are balanced against risks of fetal exposure to medication. The objective was to describe perinatal psychotropic dispensing patterns in New Zealand.
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Gender-specific associations between types of childhood maltreatment and major depressive disorder: A matched case–control study Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Jia Zhou, Lei Feng, Changqing Hu, Christine Pao, Zhiyong Zou, Gang Wang
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been found to be nearly twice as prevalent in females as in males. One hypothesis proposed that abused females were particularly prone to MDD. We aim to examine the sex-specific associations between various types of childhood trauma and MDD.
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Addressing the Adverse Impact of Social Determinants of Mental Health: Yet Another Call to Action. Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Allan Tasman
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The effect of emotional support on postpartum depression among postpartum mothers in Asia: A systematic review Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Su Rou Low, Suzanna Awang Bono, Zaireeni Azmi
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a chronic mood illness that typically develops in the first few months after giving birth. It affects 17.2% of women worldwide, and its deleterious consequences on infants, children, and mothers have elicited global public concern. Therefore, this paper aims to present an overview of the relationship between emotional support and PPD among postpartum mothers in the Asia
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Digital screening and brief intervention for alcohol misuse in college students: A pilot, mixed-methods, cluster randomized controlled trial from a low-resourced setting Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Abhishek Ghosh, Narayanan C. Krishnan, Soundappan Kathirvel, Renjith R. Pillai, Debasish Basu, Blessy B. George, Aswathy P. V., Kshitiz Sharma, Anil Kumar
We examined the feasibility and acceptability of digital screening and brief intervention (d-SBI) for alcohol misuse in college students; the effectiveness of d-SBI was our secondary outcome. We also explored the barriers and facilitators of d-SBI.
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Behavioral and emotional problems and related risk factors of primary school children aged 6–11 in Guangdong, China Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Yaodong Li, Ting Peng, Huanyu Xu, Jie Lian, Jiarong Lei, Zaiping Huang, Jieping Lin, Qingmei Zheng, Cai Zhao, Yu Huang, Wen Wang, Guang Yang, Rongdi Liang, Yu Dai, Xiaonian Luo
China has seen rapid urbanization and industrialization in recent decades and children behavioral and emotional problems accompanied have been a heavy burden on family and society. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of behavioral and emotional problems in primary school children aged 6–11 in an urbanized area of China.
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Prevalence of depression and anxiety, and associated factors, among Chinese primary and high school students: A cross-sectional, epidemiological study Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-03 Yanjie Yu, Jiaxiu Liu, Norbert Skokauskas, Feng Liu, Li Zhang, Teng Teng, Yaru Zou, Qian Lyu, Rong Liu, Xinyue Liu, Huaqing Meng, Xinyu Zhou
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety, and associated factors, among Chinese children and adolescents aged 8–18 years who attend primary or high school.
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Fourteen-year trends in the prescribing patterns of pediatric bipolar patients discharged from two public mental hospitals in Taiwan Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Ching-Hua Lin, Hung-Yu Chan, Hsin-Yi Lin, Cheng-Chung Chen
The management of pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) requires pharmacotherapy to control acute symptoms, reduce relapse, prevent suicide, and improve psychosocial functioning. The purpose of this study was to investigate prescribing patterns among PBD patients discharged from two public mental hospitals in Taiwan, from 2006 to 2019.
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Cotard delusion in a depressed patient: “My throat is missing!” Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Wen Yi Huan, Wan Asyikin Wan Azlan, Yee Tieng Lee
Cotard's syndrome is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by marked nihilistic delusions. This report describes an Indonesian woman from a small town in Malaysia who was diagnosed with depression and Cotard's delusion. The diagnosis was confirmed after thorough history-taking, clinical examination, and relevant laboratory tests. Herein, we highlight the unique psychopathology of a possible
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Effect of Family Integrated Care on maternal stress in preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A bi-center experience Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-11 Yuan Zhang, Min Jiang, Xiying Xiang, Wenwen He, Juan Du, Mingyan Hei
To compare the effect of family integrated care (FICare) on maternal stress in preterm infants with traditional non-parent neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care.
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The silent epidemic: Death by suicide among physicians Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Gayatri Bhatia, Pawan Sharma, Arghya Pal, Arpit Parmar
Suicidal deaths among physicians have been on a steady rise in the past few decades, despite being a part of the healthcare system, training for early identification and easy access to treatment services. While there is no doubt that this warrants concern at individual, institutional, and community levels, physician suicide remains an under-researched topic. We examine the correlates of suicidal deaths
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Low mental health literacy and its association with depression, anxiety and poor sleep quality in Chinese elderly Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-09 Kai-Rong Ding, Shi-Bin Wang, Wen-Qi Xu, Li-Hua Lin, Dan-Dan Liao, Hong-Bei Chen, Wen-Yan Tan, Jia-Hao Huang, Cai-Lan Hou, Fu-Jun Jia
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 depression, anxiety and poor sleep quality.
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A 5-year community program in Singapore to prevent cognitive decline Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-03 Ted Kheng Siang Ng, Lei Feng, Ru Yuan Chua, Lee Gan Goh, Ee Heok Kua, Rathi Mahendran
There is a scarcity of naturalistic follow-up studies on cognitive stimulating activities (CSAs), particularly in a real-world setting and over long-term. We thus investigated a pooled novel CSA intervention to prevent cognitive decline amongst community-dwelling older adults without dementia.
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“It seemed like my fault for wanting to become a mother …”—Experiences and perceptions related to motherhood in women with severe mental illness Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-28 Debanjan Banerjee, Rashmi Arasappa, Prabha S. Chandra, Geetha Desai
Women with mental illness experience unique challenges during their motherhood. However, little is known about their own perceptions and unmet needs in the process of childbearing. A qualitative study design with a social constructivist paradigm was used to explore lived experiences of mothers with severe mental illness (SMI) during the childbearing period.
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A comparative review of the epidemiology of mental disorders in Australia and India Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Nagesh Pai, Shae-Leigh Vella, David Castle
Mental illness and substance use disorders have been increasing worldwide. Mental illness has a significant impact upon the lives of the individual as well as their loved ones. Mental disorders are known to result in a high level of disability. This article provides a comparative review of the epidemiology of mental disorders in Australia and India, summarizing and comparing prevalence rates in both
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Replication of the abnormal niacin response in first episode psychosis measured using laser Doppler flowmeter Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 RanPiao Gan, YuanQiao Zhao, GuiSen Wu, JiaHui Zeng, YeGang Hu, LiHua Xu, YanYan Wei, XiaoChen Tang, XiaoHua Liu, HaiChun Liu, Tao Chen, JiJun Wang, TianHong Zhang
Impaired sensitivity of the skin flush response to niacin is found in approximately 30% of patients with schizophrenia. Although the niacin response abnormality (NRA) may serve as a useful endophenotype for schizophrenia, few studies have directly replicated NRA in patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP).
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Replication of the abnormal niacin response in first episode psychosis measured using laser Doppler flowmeter. Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 RanPiao Gan,YuanQiao Zhao,GuiSen Wu,JiaHui Zeng,YeGang Hu,LiHua Xu,YanYan Wei,XiaoChen Tang,XiaoHua Liu,HaiChun Liu,Tao Chen,JiJun Wang,TianHong Zhang
INTRODUCTION Impaired sensitivity of the skin flush response to niacin is found in approximately 30% of patients with schizophrenia. Although the niacin response abnormality (NRA) may serve as a useful endophenotype for schizophrenia, few studies have directly replicated NRA in patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP). METHODS In total, 204 patients with FEP, 16 with psychotic mood disorder (PMD)
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A century of Morita therapy: What has and has not changed Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-10 Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Hidehito Niimura, Kenji Kitanishi
We review the history of Morita therapy (MT), which has existed for over 100 years, and examine what has changed over that period and what has not. Classic MT, which was dependent on a highly strict therapeutic approach, gradually lost its pre-eminence, but at the same time, the fundamental theory of MT was refined. This theory came to be applied to current outpatient MT and adapted to inpatient MT
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A century of Morita therapy: What has and has not changed. Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-10 Mitsuhiro Nakamura,Hidehito Niimura,Kenji Kitanishi
We review the history of Morita therapy (MT), which has existed for over 100 years, and examine what has changed over that period and what has not. Classic MT, which was dependent on a highly strict therapeutic approach, gradually lost its pre-eminence, but at the same time, the fundamental theory of MT was refined. This theory came to be applied to current outpatient MT and adapted to inpatient MT
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An international medical education perspective on training in child and adolescent psychiatry Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-02-20 Branko Aleksic,Hideki Kasuya
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An international medical education perspective on training in child and adolescent psychiatry Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-02-20 Paul Robertson
I write this commentary from Australia in the Asia-Pacific region. The work of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Consortium of Academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (CAP) in undertaking such international comparison is immense. Collaboration allows us to learn from each other and find better ways of doing things. International comparison also supports CAP advocacy allowing benchmarking
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Piloting online training in the Pacific-Ophelia project for child and adolescent mental health Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2022-02-17 Odille Chang, Brigid Ryan, Elaine Liebetrau, Paul Robertson
In June 2020, St Vincent's Mental Health, Fiji National University, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry collaborated to deliver online, specialized child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) training to Pacific-based healthcare workers. This accompanying research aimed to understand the telehealth model and structures that would
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Education and training in psychiatry in low- and middle-income countries during and after the COVID-19 pandemic Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Andrea Fiorillo, Afzal Javed
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) is the largest scientific association in the mental health field, bringing together more than 250 000 psychiatrists from all over the world. It was first established in 1950, with the main aim to organize world psychiatric conferences (Fuss et al., 2019; Giallonardo, 2019; Kallivayalil, 2019; Perris, 2020; Sartorius & Sartorius, 2020). Along the decades, the
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Education and training in psychiatry in South Asian countries Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Arun Enara
“Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.”—Carl Jung. Essentially, Jung was saying that a sane man does not exist. Emotional problems and difficulties are present in a benign form in the vast majority of people. Therefore, psychiatric education should focus on the very common nature of mental and emotional problems. Training of psychiatrists to provide the best quality care and conduct the highest
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Training of psychiatry and mental health in a low- and middle-income country: Experience from Thailand before and after COVID-19 outbreak Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Rasmon Kalayasiri, Sorawit Wainipitapong
Since the start of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, training of psychiatry and mental health has been impacted considerably. We illustrated the change of academic and clinical psychiatric residency training procedure at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, a developing country situated in South East Asia which is categorized in the low and middle income category of countries. The training
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Implementing competency-based medical education curriculum in undergraduate psychiatric training in India: Opportunities and challenges Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Sreeja Sahadevan, Neetu Kurian, Anu Mary Mani, Manohar Rao Kishor, Vikas Menon
Medical education in India is undergoing a landmark transformation under the National Medical Commission implementing competency-based medical education (CBME). The CBME approach intends to ensure that medical graduates acquire the competencies needed to fulfill the health needs of the patient and society. This outcome-based approach shifts the focus from the traditional knowledge-based training to
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Education and training on addiction psychiatry in low and middle income countries: Observations from existing literature and recommendations going ahead Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Pawan Sharma, Nishtha Chawla
Addictive disorders are a significant contributor to the global burden of disease. The burden of addictive disorders in LMIC is expected to grow further over the coming years.
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Use of modern technology in psychiatry training in a middle-income country Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Sami Ouanes, Amine Larnaout, Lamia Jouini
Recent advances in information technology (IT) provided us with novel teaching solutions, with the potential of a new enhanced learning experience, that is, more adapted to the needs and preferences of the younger generations of psychiatric trainees. These tools include the use of online/virtual whiteboards, live surveys/polls, live quizzes, virtual classrooms, and virtual reality. In the present paper
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Teaching psychiatry in a low-income country during the COVID-19 pandemic: A hybrid collaborative psychiatry course Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-29 Sanya Virani, Jibril I. M. Handuleh, Victor Pereira-Sanchez, Daniel Fekadu Wolde-Giorgis
Amoud University in Borama is located in the self-declared state of Somaliland, in the Horn of Africa. Past conflicts and resulting economic hardship have led to a lack of local academic psychiatry faculty and resources. Amoud has been for some years partnering with voluntary faculty in the United Kingdom to teach psychiatry to its medical students through in-person “teaching missions.” This was recently
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Training and retaining mental health professionals: The Romanian experience in the European Union Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Ana Giurgiuca, Catalina Giurgi-Oncu, Valentin Petre Matei
Romania has been a member of the European Union since 2007. According to the World Health Organization, the national burden of mental disorders is high, with 2743.69 disability-adjusted life years per 100.000 population. Moreover, in a country of 19 million people, Romania's mental health system is currently functioning at capacity, with 5.66 adult psychiatrists/100.000 population and only 0.56 child
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Training and education in digital psychiatry: A perspective from Asia-Pacific region Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Laura Orsolini, Chonnakarn Jatchavala, Isa Multazam Noor, Ramdas Ransing, Yuto Satake, Sheikh Shoib, Bigya Shah, Irfan Ullah, Umberto Volpe
Digital mental health interventions and digital psychiatry have been rapidly implemented over the past decade, particularly with the intent to offer a cost-effective solution in those circumstances in which the current mental health services and infrastructure are not able to properly accommodate the patients' needs. However, mental health workforce is often poorly theoretical/practical trained in
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Training the trainers: Finding new educational opportunities in the virtual world Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Franziska Baessler, Norman Sartorius, Afzal Javed, Allan Tasman, Bulent Coskun, Dorota Frydecka, Olga Kazakova, Gaia Sampogna, Olena Zhabenko, Katja Koelkebeck, Cenan Hepdurgun, Ali Zafar, Andrea Fiorillo
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted scientific gatherings and conferences, opening up opportunities for virtual learning platforms. Realizing the potential of online academic exchanges, the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) also developed virtual avenues and information systems for capacity building of mental health professionals across the world. Among its first such initiatives, the WPA organized
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How to overcome barriers to publication in low- and middle-income countries: Recommendations from early career psychiatrists and researchers from around the world Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Sarah El Halabi, Zargham Abbas, Fisayo Adesokun, Frances Adiukwu, Agaah Ashrafi, Renato de Filippis, Jibril Handuleh, Florence Jaguga, Ruta Karaliuniene, Ozge Kilic, Sachin Nagendrappa, Margaret Ojeahere, Oluseun Peter Ogunnubi, Dorottya Őri, Laura Orsolini, Victor Pereira-Sanchez, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Ramdas Ransing, Sheikh Shoib, Irfan Ullah, Ramya Vadivel, Bita Vahdani, Rodrigo Ramalho
There is an increasing movement toward international collaboration and global discussion in mental health. If provided with the right opportunities, early career psychiatrists (ECPs) and researchers in mental health can contribute meaningfully to this discussion. However, they often experience multiple barriers when attempting to add their voices via academic publications. We represent a diverse group
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How to improve the quality of World Psychiatric Association educational activities? Results from an online survey with World Psychiatric Association zonal representatives Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Gaia Sampogna, Andrea Fiorillo, Danuta Wasserman
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA), a global association representing 145 psychiatric societies in 121 countries, has a specific focus on education and learning, promoting educational programs on a regular basis. Education in mental health is a continuously evolving phenomenon, although it happens quite often that it is still based on a knowledge formed in the last century and with the latest
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Romanian psychiatric residents' opinions on factors that influence their decision to emigrate: A 5-year follow-up study Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-29 Adriana Mihai, Silvia Maria Trandafir, Lavinia Duica, Alex Mihai, Cosmin Lungu, Mihail Cristian Pirlog
To evaluate the situation of migration of psychiatrists from Romania and a prioritization exercise of main factors related with psychiatric residents' decision to emigrate could be a starting point of elaboration of a strategy of reforms. Important changes have been done in economic status of residents in 2018. The impact of these measures in changing opinions was checked.
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Social distance towards schizophrenia in health professionals Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-16 Chen-Hua Lin, Tzu-Yu Lai, Yu-Jen Chen, Shun-Ku Lin
The stigma and prejudice of the public regarding psychiatric disorders are a long-standing social problem. However, health professionals are more likely to have negative attitudes and label people with mental health conditions. This study aimed to investigate how self-rated familiarity and literacy about schizophrenia are related to social distancing towards schizophrenia patients among health professionals
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Profiling mentally ill offenders in Hong Kong: A 10-year retrospective review study Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-13 Bonnie Wei Man Siu, Eric Shek Kin Lai, Jessica Pui Yan Lam, Clement Chan, Anita Wai Lan Chan, Kin Yan Chu, Sek Lim Leong, Sing Heung Lui, Amy Ching Yung Liu, Dorothy Yuen Yee Tang, Wai Lam So, Hon Wah Leung, Cycbie Ching Man Mok, Ming Lam
This study aimed to analyze the estimated prevalence of mental disorders among offenders and compare the estimated crime rate between mentally ill patients and the total population in Hong Kong.
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Interpersonal psychotherapy for complex posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood physical and emotional abuse with great severity of depression: A case report Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-08 Yuko Toshishige, Masaki Kondo, Tatsuo Akechi
CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Education and training in psychiatry in low- and middle-income countries during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Andrea Fiorillo,Afzal Javed
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A comparison of child and adolescent psychiatry in the Far East, the Middle East, and Southeast Europe Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-10-17 Martine Stecher Nielsen, Carolyn E. Clausen, Tomoya Hirota, Hojka Kumperscak, Anthony Guerrero, Hitoshi Kaneko, Norbert Skokauskas
Despite the high proportion of children and adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries, 95% of all specialized child and adolescent mental health resources are located in high-income countries. To strengthen child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), first it is necessary to complete an assessment of the available services and training programs to determine what is needed, particularly
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Predictors of prolonged grief disorder in Chinese elderly shidu parents: The role of perceived stigma and perceived stress Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Shuang Zhao, Longfei Ren, Qiong Wang, Meijun Long, Hui Wu, Yang Wang
Parents who have lost their only child and over the age of 60 are known as elderly shidu parents. This study aimed to investigate predictors of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) among Chinese elderly shidu parents.
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Analysis of the trends of polypharmacy and high-dose prescriptions in Japan Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-09-14 Naotaka Shinfuku
After extensive research, this study explored whether high-dose prescriptions and polypharmacy remain more frequent in Japan than elsewhere. If confirmed, we aimed to identify the factors that contributed to this unique trend.
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A quarter of century after: The changing ecology of psychiatric emergency services Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-09-12 Wen-Hao Chen, Ming H. Hsieh, Shih-Cheng Liao, Chen-Chung Liu, Chih-Min Liu, Chi-Shin Wu, Yi-Ting Lin, Tzung-Jeng Hwang, Yi-Ling Chien
Previous studies demonstrated a trend of increasing common mental disorders among the Emergency Department (ED) visitors in Western countries. Little is known about the current conditions of the emergency psychiatric services in Asian countries. This study aims to survey the current epidemiology and the changing ecology of emergency psychiatry services in Taiwan.
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Resilience and its inter-relationship with symptomatology, illness course, psychosocial functioning, and mediational roles in schizophrenia: A systematic review Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Jerry Jay Yeo, Qian Hui Chew, Kang Sim
Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric disorder which poses substantial illness burden on affected individuals. In view of the need to better understand the growing literature on resilience (adaptation in the face of adversity) and its clinical correlates to inform and optimize clinical management in schizophrenia, we sought to summarize the extant literature which examined the inter-relationships between
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Suicide prevention and COVID-19 Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-11 Gabriel Ivbijaro, Lucja Kolkiewicz, David Goldberg, Isatou N. S. N'jie, Todd Edwards, Michelle B. Riba, Igor Švab, Jeffrey Geller, Yaccub Enum
Suicide prevention during Covid 19 has become a global priority because the current pandemic has led to societal difficulties threatening the fabric of our lifestyle with increased morbidity and mortality. Modelling studies published since the COVID 19 pandemic was declared in March 2020 estimate that suicide rates will increase by anywhere between 1% to 145% globally in response to the pandemic and
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Suicide prevention in older adults Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-10 Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, Diego De Leo, Gabriel Ivbijaro, Igor Svab
Suicide among older adults is a multifactorial problem with several interrelated factors involved that vary with age, gender and culture. The number of suicides is highest in those aged 70 years or older in almost all regions of the world. With the increase in life expectancy, and the decrease in mortality due to other causes of death, we could expect the absolute number of older adults' suicide continue
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Corrigendum Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-10
The authors would like to draw the reader's attention to an error in the following article: Higuchi, T., Iyo, M., Kwon, J. S., et al. (2019). Randomized, double-blind, placebo, and risperidone-controlled study of lurasidone in the treatment of schizophrenia: Results of an inconclusive 6-week trial. Asia Pac Psychiatry, 11:e12354. The ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: “NCT02002832” in the title page footnote
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Language disorder as a marker for schizophrenia Asia-Pac. Psychiatry (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2021-07-30 Dhenni Hartopo, Royke Tony Kalalo
A language disorder is a significant symptom of schizophrenia. A psychiatrist can find this disorder when interviews with a patient. Screening and diagnosis in patients with schizophrenia alone rely heavily on interviews conducted on patients and any instructions captured from patients both verbally and nonverbally. A psychiatrist can also analyze the language aspects in schizophrenia from a language