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Study reveals temporal association between academic performance, depression

Jairia Dela Cruz, Yesterday

Academic decline in primary and secondary school appears to precede overt clinical symptoms of depression, a UK study reports. Furthermore, self-harm behaviour is associated with poor academic performance but during secondary school only.

Depression tied to work, school absenteeism in patients with chronic constipation

5 days ago

Depression appears to be a stronger predictor of absenteeism than symptom severity in patients with chronic constipation, suggests a study, adding that depression may partly contribute to the indirect costs of chronic constipation.

Smoking, alcohol use promote insomnia in first episode psychosis patients

Tristan Manalac, 5 days ago

Insomnia is common in patients with first episode psychosis, suggests a recent Singapore study, which also shows that smoking, hazardous alcohol consumption and prolonged duration of untreated psychosis all compound the risk of insomnia.

Substance-induced psychosis may lead to development schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

18 Apr 2018

A robust association exists between substance-induced psychosis and the development of severe mental illness, a recent study has shown, adding that a long-follow-up period is warranted to identify most of these cases.

Distinct cognitive decline trajectories in early-stage breast cancer patients

Tristan Manalac, 17 Apr 2018

Patients with early-stage breast cancer experience distinct long-term trajectories of cognitive function, a recent Singapore study has shown. Moreover, the risk of cognitive impairment during survivorship appears to be higher in those with self-perceived declines in cognitive function during chemotherapy.

Vortioxetine and the one-year experience in Malaysia

17 Mar 2017

On 6 November 2016, in conjunction with the first year anniversary of vortioxetine (Brintellix®, Lundbeck) in Malaysia, two distinguished speakers, Professor Gin S Malhi and Dr Pranab Kalita shared updates on depression and the use of vortioxetine in order to help patients with major depressive disorders (MDD) to return to their premorbid functional states. The session was followed by three case presentations.

Updates on Depression

10 May 2016

This newsletter features an interview with Prof Dr. Nor Zuraida Zainal, president of the Malaysian Psychiatric Association (MPA) and Dr. Abdul Rasyid Sulaiman, programme director of the MPA Depression Awareness Day 2016. It also includes highlights of recent discoveries in depression research.

Excerpts from the Inaugural Meeting of the Dementia Advisory Board Malaysia

29 Apr 2016

This article presents the excerpts from the Inaugural Meeting of the Dementia Advisory Board Malaysia held on 23 January 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, highlighting the clinical evidence of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761^®in dementia, treatment recommendations from international guidelines and consensus reached during the meeting on the role of EGb761^® in managing dementia.

Androgen deprivation therapy associated with depression in elderly prostate cancer patients

Roshini Claire Anthony, 25 Apr 2016

Elderly patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as part of prostate cancer treatment may be at an increased risk of depression, a recent study states.

CONNECTING BRILLIANT MINDS IN TREATING MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE

19 Feb 2016

During the launch of Brintellix^® (vortioxetine) in Malaysia, Professor Dr Nor Zuraida Zainal, Associate Professor Dr Gregory W Mattingly and Associate Professor Dr Ng Chong Guan provided an overview on depression, as well as expounded the role of vortioxetine in treating depression or major depressive episode.

EGb 761® proven effective for NPS symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease

01 Jan 2015

Ginkgo biloba has been shown to improve cognitive as well as neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mixed dementia. During a Schwabe-sponsored symposium last 20 October 2014 held at the University of Malaya in Malaysia, Professor Serge Gauthier of the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging in Quebec, Canada, and Dr Robert Hoerr of the Dr Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG in Germany, discussed studies that support the safety and efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761^®) in patients with AD and dementia.

Managing negative symptoms in schizophrenia

01 Oct 2014

This is the case of a 32-year-old male who called the Early Assessment Service for Young People with Psychosis (EASY Program) hotline due to insomnia in February 2014. The patient had no history of substance abuse, did not smoke, and did not drink alcohol. Family history was negative for mental illness. At the time of the call, he worked as a hairstylist, had one sibling, and lived in a public housing estate. He had a poor employment history, having worked at various jobs with no job lasting more than 2 years. Medical history was unremarkable.

Higher rates of anxiety and depression in adolescents with chronic liver disease

Roshini Claire Anthony, 03 Jun 2016

Young people who have undergone liver transplant (LT), or have autoimmune liver disease (AILD), or other chronic liver diseases have higher rates of depression and anxiety than the general adolescent population, according to a study presented at the 49^th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2016 held in Athens, Greece.

Dealing with drug-seeking pain patients? Empathy helps

Pearl Toh, 09 Mar 2016

Empathy is important in helping chronic pain patients with “drug-seeking” behaviour, said Dr. Winslow Munidasa, a psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist at Novena Medical Center Singapore, during the Pain Association of Singapore Annual Scientific Meeting (PAS-ASM) 2016 held recently in Singapore.

Novel MRI neuroimaging techniques enhance Alzheimer’s characterization

Jackey Suen, 09 Dec 2015

Recent advances in MRI techniques allow faster and more accurate neuroimaging, which greatly facilitates the characterization of brain structure and function associated with normal ageing and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Social robot ameliorates gesture deficits in schoolchildren with autism

Jackey Suen, 09 Dec 2015

The use of social robots can improve gesture recognition and application in local schoolchildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), data from the new Robotic Intervention Programme of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have shown.

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