Showing papers in "Asian Journal of Psychiatry in 2012"

TL;DR: The psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support of the Urdu and Nepali versions were investigated among Pakistani and Nepalese respondents living in Hong Kong and provided support for the validity of both versions as tools for measuring perceived social support.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the latest research on this topic from these two areas of the world, one largely Christian and the other largely Muslim, after discussing similarities and differences in these faith traditions.

TL;DR: Significant structural abnormalities of cortico-striato-thalamic circuits in OCD are confirmed by a SDM meta-analysis on grey matter and white matter studies of patients with OCD based on voxel-based morphometry studies and diffusion tensor imaging studies.

TL;DR: Though not without their risks, mobile phones have the potential to increase engagement, treatment, and retention of South Asian patients with mental disorders in unprecedented ways.

TL;DR: It is suggested that mental health professionals should be open to the potential benefits of spiritual practices for their patients, either as complementary interventions to modern treatments or as sole treatment in some disorders.

TL;DR: This pathway to psychiatric care study in Jaipur, India demonstrated that referral pathway heavily relies on faith healers, underlining the importance of improving awareness campaigns that will facilitate the recognition of psychiatric disorders.

TL;DR: Evidence of correlation between suicidal risk and childhood adversity in the Indian setting is provided and higher suicidal ideation, hopelessness and trauma are reported in respondents with affectionless parental control and neglectful parenting.

TL;DR: This work has identified 11 outcomes spanning clinical and functional domains that are important to persons with schizophrenia and primary caregivers and suggest interventions for schizophrenia in India need to target multiple outcomes.

TL;DR: Further investigations using a combination of predictive markers based on clinical and neurobiological studies of those at CHR are needed to refine the diagnostic criteria, overcome their current limitations including ethical issues, and develop phase-specific and individualized therapeutic interventions.

TL;DR: It is suggested that focusing on the oft-neglected relational and spiritual aspects of mindfulness practice has the potential to deepen its benefits, especially within the context of the psychotherapeutic relationship.

TL;DR: Being a national programme, EPIP had articulated process and outcome indicators to stakeholders, and a periodic report card on these outcomes makes it accountable to the funders, patients and their families.

TL;DR: The results indicated a strong association between MTHFR A1298C and schizophrenia and the hypothesis of association between schizophrenia and folate-homocystiene metabolic pathway genes was supported.

TL;DR: The temporal course of weight gain for three common atypical anti-psychotics namely; clozapine, olanzapine and risperidone is reviewed and it is evident that all three of these agents exhibit similar although at distinct magnitudes temporal courses of weight loss.

TL;DR: A brief account of such an endeavour in which the film Gothika (2003) was used to help psychiatry trainees talk about their experiences with stigma towards mental illness as well as their profession is presented.

TL;DR: Preliminary analysis of the frequency of deletion of GSTM1 and GSTT1 and their association with late-onset Alzheimer's disease finds that the odds of Alzheimer’s disease in null GSTT 1 is found to be increased by 2.47 times in comparison to positive GSTT2.

TL;DR: The present study showed that the presentation of SIPDs is similar to the primary psychotic disorder and this has management implication, and only alcohol and cannabis were implicated as causative agents.

TL;DR: The study compared knowledge and beliefs about depression among urban and rural Chinese in a Malaysian sample and found that depression literacy was moderate for Chinese Malaysians and the causes most strongly endorsed were stress and pressure.

TL;DR: Overall, severity of depression was comparable among the groups both on clinician-rated and subject-rated measures, however, ethnic-minority groups were more likely to experience diurnal variation of mood, with worsening in the evening.

TL;DR: QoL was significantly correlated with severity of anxiety, depression and stress as well as with measures of disability and adjustment and partial correlations indicated that depression did not significantly impact the relationship between work and social adjustment and QoL.

TL;DR: This work outlines early intervention initiatives in Japan, and presents data using case vignettes suggesting that pharmacotherapy might be overused in prodromal cases, and outlines an At-Risk Mental State (ARMS)/prodromal state might not yet be widely recognized among Japanese psychiatrists.

TL;DR: Acupuncture might be used as an alternative strategy compared to zolpidem for the treatment of primary insomnia and both groups improved over time at a similar rate.

TL;DR: The use of suprathreshold bilateral ECT and bifrontal placement of electrodes may confer some advantage over other methods, and one should be mindful about dose of lithium and possible interference of antiepileptic drugs with efficacy of ECT.

TL;DR: Interdisciplinary interaction will result in attaining a profound understanding of the human person and help him/her to achieve lasting fulfilment by adequately paying attention to the transcendental, religious and spiritual needs.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored associations between sibling caretaking, school performance, and depression among 1943 students randomly selected from 11 junior high and high schools in Cambodia, and the Asian Adolescent Depression Scale was used to measure depressive symptoms.

TL;DR: Hong Kong is among the first few cities in Asia to have implemented early intervention for psychosis in 2001, and data accumulated in the past decade provided evidence for the benefits and significance of early intervention programmes.

TL;DR: A noticeable amount of problems in the mental health of teenage girls in a sample of the Iranian population is observed and the educational level of the mother plays an important role in themental health of school girls.

TL;DR: Neuroticism and high scores on SOM, DEP and FFA subscales of the CCEI contributed significantly to the pathogenesis of depressed Malay patients with pain symptoms.

TL;DR: Stigma and shame have been regarded as ‘‘major deterrents’’ to utilization of services among individuals from Asian cultures and mental health literacy enhances early recognition and treatment of mental disorders and improves long-term outcomes.

TL;DR: Early intervention is effective and more so if DUP is shorter, and Medication adherence in therapeutic engagement and psychosocial needs should be considered in the implementation of early intervention programs in the authors' cultural context.