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Open AccessMentalizing impairments and hypermentalizing bias in individuals with first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum disorder and at-risk mental state: the differential roles of neurocognition and social anxiety
Mentalizing, or theory of mind (ToM), impairments and self-referential hypermentalizing bias are well-evident in schizophrenia. However, findings compared to individuals with at-risk mental states (ARMS) are i...
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Open AccessDevelopment of an individualized risk calculator of treatment resistance in patients with first-episode psychosis (TRipCal) using automated machine learning: a 12-year follow-up study with clozapine prescription as a proxy indicator
About 15–40% of patients with schizophrenia are treatment resistance (TR) and require clozapine. Identifying individuals who have higher risk of development of TR early in the course of illness is important to...
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Open AccessFunctional and clinical outcomes of delusional disorder and schizophrenia patients after first episode psychosis: a 4-year follow-up study
Literature has typically associated delusional disorder with a poorer prognosis relative to schizophrenia, without considering the confounding effect of age despite the differential age of onset. This study th...
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Open AccessUnveiling common psychological characteristics of proneness to aggression and general psychopathology in a large community youth cohort
Elevated aggression in individuals with psychiatric disorders is frequently reported yet aggressive acts among people with mental illness are often intertwined with proneness to aggression and other risk facto...
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Open AccessEvaluating a pilot community-based FITMIND exercise programme for psychosis in Hong Kong
Exercise interventions can improve clinical symptoms and cognition in patients with psychosis in addition to their physical health. However, their benefits may not be maximally generalised to those who cannot ...
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Open AccessAssessing anxiety among adolescents in Hong Kong: psychometric properties and validity of the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) in an epidemiological community sample
The development of a valid and simple-to-use self-administered tool in Asian adolescents for clinical screening and intervention remains limited. The present study assessed the psychometric characteristics and...
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Open AccessThe role of education level on changes in endorsement of medication treatment and perceived public stigma towards psychosis in Hong Kong: comparison of three population-based surveys between 2009 and 2018
This study aimed to investigate the changes in perceived public stigma (PPS) towards psychosis, and endorsement of medication treatment between 2009 to 2018 in the Hong Kong Chinese population.The role of educ...
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Open AccessParent-perceived neighbourhood environment, parenting practices and preschool-aged children physical activity and screen time: a cross-sectional study of two culturally and geographically diverse cities
Preschool-aged children’s physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) are important health-related behaviours likely influenced by PA opportunities, parental perceptions of neighbourhood safety and parenting p...
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Open AccessSociodemographic correlates of public stigma about mental illness: a population study on Hong Kong’s Chinese population
Individuals with psychiatric disorders are often unwilling to seek help or often follow treatment regimens, fearing public stigma. This study identified the sociodemographic correlates of public stigma while a...
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Open AccessEarly childhood exposure to secondhand smoke and behavioural problems in preschoolers
Evidence on behavioural abnormalities in children exposed to secondhand smoke is limited. This study examined the relation between infant/ toddler cotinine concentration, a biomarker of secondhand smoke exposu...
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Open AccessComparing different intensities of active referral to smoking cessation services in promoting smoking cessation among community smokers: a study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Actively referring smokers to smoking cessation (SC) services could increase quitting and is scalable for the population. The objective of this study is to compare 2 different intensities of SC active referral...
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Paternal smoking and maternal protective behaviors at home on infant’s saliva cotinine levels
We investigated the association between paternal smoking, avoidance behaviors and maternal protective actions and smoke-free home rules with infant’s saliva cotinine in Hong Kong.
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Open AccessAssociation between employer’s knowledge and attitude towards smoking cessation and voluntary promotion in workplace: a survey study
Workplace smoking cessation (SC) intervention is effective in increasing quit rate but little was known about the factors associated with voluntary SC promotion. Comprehensive smoke-free legislation, including...
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Open AccessBrief advice and active referral for smoking cessation services among community smokers: a study protocol for randomized controlled trial
Most smokers do not use smoking cessation (SC) services although it increases successful quits. Passive referral providing SC information to smokers is commonly used in SC studies. Little was known about activ...
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Open AccessDevelopment and reliability of a scale of physical-activity related informal social control for parents of Chinese pre-schoolers
Parents’ perceived informal social control, defined as the informal ways residents intervene to create a safe and orderly neighbourhood environment, may influence young children’s physical activity (PA) in the...
