scholarly journals New Service Model for Common Mental Disorders in Hong Kong: a Retrospective Outcome Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
WK Lee ◽  
Alison Lo ◽  
George Chong ◽  
SYS Chang ◽  
Vivien Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Outcome Study ◽  
Service Model

A pilot trial of a transdiagnostic treatment for emotional disorders—a locally adapted variant of group Unified Protocol (UP) for Chinese adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candice L Y M Powell ◽  
Todd J Farchione ◽  
David H Barlow ◽  
Patrick W L Leung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Transdiagnostic Treatment ◽  
Unified Protocol

Abstract There has been increasing interest in transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which is more cost efficient yet yields similar effect sizes when compared to disorder-specific CBT. The Unified Protocol (UP) for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders was adapted for Hong Kong Chinese adults with common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety. It was piloted in community settings and delivered in a group format. Thirty-one Chinese adults (female = 93.5%, mean age = 44 years) with heterogeneous anxiety and depressive disorders were recruited from a number of public-funded community mental health centers in Hong Kong to participate in a pilot trial of a locally adapted variant of UP. Treatment consisted of 14 group sessions plus one individual session. Each group included six to nine participants. The diagnostic and outcome measures included Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV, The Chinese versions of Beck Depression Inventory-Revised (C-BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (C-BAI), Positive Affect subscale of Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and Work and Social Adjustment Scale. Results indicate significant improvement across a number of outcome measures, with moderate-to-large effect sizes for measures of depression (d = 1.11), anxiety (d = 0.67), positive affect (d = 0.54), and work and social functioning (d = 0.49). Furthermore, 45.2% and 29.0% of the participants scored within the normal range of C-BDI-II and C-BAI at posttreatment, respectively, compared to 3.2% and 6.5% at pretreatment. This pilot, uncontrolled trial demonstrated potential effectiveness of a locally adapted variant of group UP for Chinese adults with common mental disorders. It achieved comparable effect sizes to those observed in western populations.

scholarly journals Management of common mental disorders for psychogeriatric patients in Hong Kong — a comparison of two clinics

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-298
Author(s):  
Mimi Mei Cheung Wong ◽  
Pui-fai Pang ◽  
Michael Gar Chung Yiu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychogeriatric Patients

scholarly journals Work-focused treatment of common mental disorders and return to work: A comparative outcome study.

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne E. Lagerveld ◽  
Roland W. B. Blonk ◽  
Veerle Brenninkmeijer ◽  
Leoniek Wijngaards-de Meij ◽  
Wilmar B. Schaufeli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Outcome Study

The WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

2009 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Aguilar-Gaxiola ◽  
J. Alonso ◽  
S. Chatterji ◽  
S. Lee ◽  
T. B. Üstün ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
Prevalence Estimates

SummaryThe paper presents an overview of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative and summarizes recent WMH results regarding the prevalence and societal costs of mental disorders. The WMH surveys are representative community surveys that were carried out in 28 countries throughout the world aimed at providing information to mental health policy makers about the prevalence, burden, and unmet need for treatment of common mental disorders. Results show that mental disorders are commonly occurring in all participating countries. The inter-quartile range (IQR: 25th-75th percentiles) of lifetime DSM-IV disorder prevalence estimates (combining anxiety, mood, disruptive behavior, and substance disorders) is 18.1-36.1%. The IQR of 12-month prevalence estimates is 9.8-19.1%. Analysis of age-of-onset reports shows that many mental disorders begin in childhood-adolescence and have significant adverse effects on subsequent role transitions. Adult mental disorders are found in the WMH data to be associated with high levels of role impairment. Despite this burden, the majority of mental disorders go untreated. Although these results suggest that expansion of treatment could be cost-effective from both the employer perspective and the societal perspective, treatment effectiveness trials are needed to confirm this suspicion. The WMH results regarding impairments are being used to target several such interventions.

Is Pacific language ability protective of prevalence of mental disorders among Pacific peoples in New Zealand?

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eirenei Taua'i ◽  
Rose Richards ◽  
Jesse Kokaua
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Pacific People ◽  
Language Promotion

Aims: To explore associations between experiences of mental illness, migration status and languages spoken among Pacific adults living in NZ. Methods: SURVEY FREQ and SURVEY LOGISTIC procedures in SAS were applied to data from Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand (NZ) Mental Health Survey, a survey of 12,992 New Zealand adults aged 16 and over in 2003/2004. Pacific people were over sampled and this paper focuses on the 2374 Pacific participants but includes, for comparison, 8160 non-Maori-non-Pacific (NMNP) participants. Results: Pacific migrant respondents had the lowest prevalence of mental disorders compared to other Pacific peoples. However, Pacific immigrants were also less likely to use mental health services, suggesting an increased likelihood of experiencing barriers to available mental health care. Those who were born in NZ and who were proficient in a Pacific language had the lowest levels of common mental disorders, suggesting a protective effect for the NZ-born population. Additionally, access to mental health services was similar between NZ-born people who spoke a Pacific language and those who did not. Conclusions: We conclude that, given the association between Pacific language and reduced mental disorder, there may be a positive role for Pacific language promotion in efforts to reduce the prevalence of mental health disorder among Pacific communities in NZ.

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