Research

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Broekman, B. F., Chan, Y.-H., Chong, Y.-S., Kwek, K., Cohen, S. S., Haley, C. L., … GUSTO Research Group. (2014). The influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms during pregnancy on birth size. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 28(2), 116–126. doi:10.1111/ppe.12096

Broekman, B. F., Wang, C., Li, Y., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Saw, S. M., Chong, Y., … Qiu, A. (2014). Gestational age and neonatal brain microstructure in term born infants: A birth cohort study. PLoS ONE, 9(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115229

Chan, M. F., Leong, K. S., Heng, B. L., Mathew, B. K., Khan, S. B. A. L., Lourdusamy, S. S., … Taylor, B. J. (2014). Reducing depression among community-dwelling older adults using life-story review: A pilot study. Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.), 35(2), 105–110. doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.10.011

Chen, Y., Kua, E. H., Chan, S. Y., Lee, J., & Yap, K. Z. (2014). The impact of Psychotropic Use Monitoring (PUM) on inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics in a nursing home. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology And Drug Therapy, 34(6).

Chiu, H. F., Sato, M., Kua, E. H., Lee, M., Yu, X., Ouyang, W., … Sartorius, N. (2014). Renaming dementia – an East Asian perspective. International Psychogeriatrics,26(06), 885-887. doi:10.1017/s1041610214000453

Chong, M. F., Wong, J. X., Colega, M., Chen, L., Dam, R. M., Tan, C. S., … Chen, H. (2014). Relationships of maternal folate and vitamin B12 status during pregnancy with perinatal depression: The GUSTO study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 55, 110-116. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.04.006

Choo, C., Diederich, J., Song, I., & Ho, R. (2014). Cluster analysis reveals risk factors for repeated suicide attempts in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 8, 38-42. doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2013.10.001

Collinson, S. L., Fang, S. H., Lim, M.-L., Feng, L., & Ng, T. P. (2014). Normative data for the Repeatable Battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status in elderly Chinese. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology: The Official Journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, 29(5), 442–455. doi:10.1093/arclin/acu023

Esuvaranathan, K., Tham, S. M., Ravuru, M., Kamaraj, R., Ng, T. P., Chan, Y. H., … Mahendran, R. (2014). MP56-19 Long term results of a double-blind randomized controlled trial of Interferon alpha-2B and low dose BCG in patients with high risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The Journal of Urology, 191(4), e571. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.1587

Feng, L., Ng, X., Yap, P., Li, J., Lee, T., Håkansson, K., … Ng, T. (2014). Marital status and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling Chinese older adults: The role of gender and social engagement. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 4(3), 375-384. doi:10.1159/000358584

Feng, L., Nyunt, M. S., Feng, L., Yap, K. B., & Ng, T. P. (2014). Frailty predicts new and persistent depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults: findings from Singapore longitudinal aging study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(1), 76.e7-76.e12. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2013.10.001

Feng, L., Wong, J. C., Mahendran, R., Chan, E. S., & Spencer, M. D. (2014). Intranasal oxytocin for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd010928

Griva, K., Lai, A. Y., Lim, H. A., Yu, Z., Foo, M. W., & Newman, S. P. (2014). Non-adherence in patients on peritoneal dialysis: a systematic review. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e89001. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0089001

Gwee, X., Nyunt, M. S., Kua, E. H., Jeste, D. V., Kumar, R., & Ng, T. P. (2014). Reliability and validity of a self-rated analogue scale for global measure of successful aging. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(8), 829-837. doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2013.09.002

Ho, C. S., Feng, L., Fam, J., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Ng, T. P. (2014). Coexisting medical comorbidity and depression: multiplicative effects on health outcomes in older adults. International Psychogeriatrics, 26(7), 1221–1229. doi:10.1017/S1041610214000611

Ho, C. S., Ho, R. C., & Mahendran, R. (2014). The evolving mental health landscape in Singapore. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 20(4), 293–294. doi:10.1192/apt.bp.113.011445

Ho, C. S., Ho, R. C., & Wilder-Smith, E. P. (2014). Stiff person syndrome masquerading as panic attacks. The Lancet, 383(9917), 668. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60127-6

Ho, C. S., Zhang, M. W., Mak, A., & Ho, R. C. (2014). Metabolic syndrome in psychiatry: Advances in understanding and management. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 20(2), 101-112. doi:10.1192/apt.bp.113.011619

Ho, R. C. (2014). Prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: A systemic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 76(6), 504. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.03.048

Ho, R. C., Ho, E. C., Tai, B. C., Ng, W. Y., & Chia, B. H. (2014). Elderly suicide with and without a history of suicidal behavior: Implications for suicide prevention and management. Archives of Suicide Research: Official Journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research, 18(4), 363–375. doi:10.1080/13811118.2013.826153

Ho, R. C., & Mak, A. (2014). The interface between medicine and psychiatry: Neuropsychiatric aspects of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 43(8), 388–390.

Ho, R. C., Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., Pan, F., Lu, Y., & Sharma, V. K. (2014). Impact of 2013 South Asian haze crisis: Study of physical and psychological symptoms and perceived dangerousness of pollution level. BMC Psychiatry, 14, 81. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-14-81

Ho, R. C., Zhang, M. W., Tsang, T. Y., Toh, A. H., Pan, F., Lu, Y., … Mak, K.-K. (2014). The association between internet addiction and psychiatric co-morbidity: a meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 14, 183. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-14-183

Huang, Z., Li, J., Nott, D., Feng, L., Ng, T., & Wong, T. (2014). Bayesian estimation of varying-coefficient models with missing data, with application to the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 85(12), 2364-2377. doi:10.1080/00949655.2014.928821

Johari, S. M., Shahar, S., Ng, T. P., & Rajikan, R. (2014). A preliminary randomized controlled trial of multifaceted educational intervention for mild cognitive impairment among elderly Malays in Kuala Lumpur. International Journal of Gerontology, 8(2), 74-80. doi:10.1016/j.ijge.2013.07.002

Kua, E. H. (2014). Global mental health: Principles and practice. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 205(4), 331–331. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.114.152777

Kua, E. H., Ho, E., Tan, H. H., Tsoi, C., Thng, C., & Mahendran, R. (2014). The natural history of dementia. Psychogeriatrics: The Official Journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 14(3), 196–201. doi:10.1111/psyg.12053

Lim, H. A., Mahendran, R., Chua, J., Peh, C., Lim, S., & Kua, E. (2014). The distress thermometer as an ultra-short screening tool: A first validation study for mixed-cancer outpatients in Singapore. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55(4), 1055-1062. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.01.008

Lu, Y., Ho, R., Lim, T. K., Kuan, W. S., Goh, D. Y. T., Mahadevan, M., … van Bever, H. P. S. (2014). Psychiatric comorbidities in Asian adolescent asthma patients and the contributions of neuroticism and perceived stress. The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 55(2), 267–275. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.01.007

Lu, Y., Tang, C., Liow, C. S., Ng, W. W., Ho, C. S., & Ho, R. C. (2014). A regressional analysis of maladaptive rumination, illness perception and negative emotional outcomes in Asian patients suffering from depressive disorder. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 12, 69-76. doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2014.06.014

Mahendran, R., Chua, J., Peh, C. X., Lim, H. A., Ang, E. N., Lim, S. E., & Kua, E. H. (2014). Knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors (KAPb) of nurses and the effectiveness of a training program in psychosocial cancer care. Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 22(8), 2049–2056. doi:10.1007/s00520-014-2172-9

Mahendran, R., Lim, H. A., Verma, S. K., & Kua, E. (2014). Attitudes to psychiatry can change but what about stigma? Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 43(9), 473–474.

Mak, K.-K., Lai, C.-M., Ko, C.-H., Chou, C., Kim, D.-I., Watanabe, H., & Ho, R. C. (2014). Psychometric properties of the revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R) in Chinese adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42(7), 1237–1245. doi:10.1007/s10802-014-9851-3

Mak, K., Lai, C., Watanabe, H., Kim, D., Bahar, N., Ramos, M., … Cheng, C. (2014). Epidemiology of internet behaviors and addiction among adolescents in six Asian countries. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17(11), 720-728. doi:10.1089/cyber.2014.0139

Ng, T. P., Aung, K. C., Feng, L., Feng, L., Nyunt, M. S., & Yap, K. B. (2014). Tea consumption and physical function in older adults: A cross-sectional study. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 18(2), 161–166. doi:10.1007/s12603-013-0354-7

Ng, T. P., Feng, L., Nyunt, M. S., Larbi, A., & Yap, K. B. (2014). Frailty in older persons: Multisystem risk factors and the Frailty Risk Index (FRI). Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(9), 635–642. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.008

Ng, T. P., Feng, L., Yap, K. B., Lee, T. S., Tan, C. H., & Winblad, B. (2014). Long-term Metformin usage and cognitive function among older adults with diabetes. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease: JAD, 41(1), 61–68. doi:10.3233/JAD-131901

Ng, T. P., Niti, M., Yap, K. B., & Tan, W. C. (2014). Dietary and supplemental antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrient intakes and pulmonary function. Public Health Nutrition, 17(9), 2081–2086. doi:10.1017/S1368980013002590

Park, C. L., Lim, H., Newlon, M., Suresh, D. P., & Bliss, D. E. (2014). Dimensions of religiousness and spirituality as predictors of well-being in advanced chronic heart failure patients. Journal of Religion and Health, 53(2), 579–590. doi:10.1007/s10943-013-9714-1

Sartorius, N., Chiu, H., Kua, E. H., Lee, M., Ouyang, W., Sato, M., … Yu, X. (2014). Name change for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 40(2), 255-258. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbt231

Vasudev, A., Ying, C. T., Ayyadhury, S., Puan, K. J., Andiappan, A. K., Nyunt, M. S., … Larbi, A. (2014). γ/δ T cell subsets in human aging using the classical α/β T cell model. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 96(4), 647–655. doi:10.1189/jlb.5A1213-650RR

Winslow, M., & Mahendran, R. (2014). From divination to madness: Features of acute intoxication with Salvia use. Singapore Medical Journal, 55(4), e52–e53. doi:10.11622/smedj.2014059

Wu, D., Feng, L., Yao, S., Tian, X., Mahendran, R., & Kua, E. (2014). The early dementia prevention programme in Singapore. The Lancet Psychiatry, 1(1), 9-11. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(14)70233-0

Xiang, Y.-T., Li, Y., Correll, C. U., Ungvari, G. S., Chiu, H. F., Lai, K. Y., … Shinfuku, N. (2014). Common use of high doses of antipsychotic medications in older Asian patients with schizophrenia (2001-2009). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(4), 359–366. doi:10.1002/gps.4011

Yap, K. Z., Kua, E. H., Chan, S. Y., & Lee, J. Y. (2014). Improving the appropriateness of antipsychotic prescribing for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD): A pilot study of the Psychotropic Use Monitoring (PUM) Program. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 4(2), 153-162. doi:10.4236/ojpsych.2014.42020

Yeo, L. L., Ho, R., Paliwal, P., Rathakrishnan, R., & Sharma, V. K. (2014). Intravenously administered tissue plasminogen activator useful in milder strokes? A meta-analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 23(8), 2156-2162. doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.04.008

Yeo, T. J., Yeo, P. S., Wong, R. C., Ong, H. Y., Leong, K. T., Jaufeerally, F., … Lam, C. S. (2014). Iron deficiency in a multi-ethnic Asian population with and without heart failure: Prevalence, clinical correlates, functional significance and prognosis. European Journal of Heart Failure, 16(10), 1125-1132. doi:10.1002/ejhf.161

Zhang, M. W., Cheow, E., Ho, C. S., Ng, B. Y., Ho, R., & Cheok, C. C. (2014). Application of low-cost methodologies for mobile phone app development. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2(4), e55. doi:10.2196/mhealth.3549

Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., Fang, P., Lu, Y., & Ho, R. C. (2014). Methodology of developing a smartphone application for crisis research and its clinical application. Technology and Health Care: Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine, 22(4), 547–559. doi:10.3233/THC-140819

Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., Fang, P., Lu, Y., & Ho, R. C. (2014). Usage of social media and smartphone application in assessment of physical and psychological well-being of individuals in times of a major air pollution crisis. JMIR mhealth and uhealth, 2(1). doi:10.2196/mhealth.2827

Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., & Ho, R. C. (2014). Methodology of development and students’ perceptions of a psychiatry educational smartphone application. Technology and Health Care: Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine, 22(6), 847–855. doi:10.3233/THC-140861

Zhang, M. W., Tsang, T., Cheow, E., Ho, C. S., Yeong, N. B., & Ho, R. C. (2014). Enabling psychiatrists to be mobile phone app developers: Insights into app development methodologies. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2(4). doi:10.2196/mhealth.3425

Zhou, S., Zhu, J., Zhang, N., Wang, B., Li, T., Lv, X., … Wang, H. (2014). The influence of education on Chinese version of Montreal cognitive assessment in detecting amnesic mild cognitive impairment among older people in a Beijing rural community. The Scientific World Journal, 2014, 689456. doi:10.1155/2014/689456

BOOKS

Mahendran, R. & Kua, E. H. (2014). Mental Healthcare of the Elderly. Write Editions / Tusitala (RLS) Pte Ltd.