Research

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Cai, S., Qiu, A., Broekman, B. F., Wong, E. Q., Gluckman, P. D., Godfrey, K. M., … GUSTO study group. (2016). The influence of gestational diabetes on neurodevelopment of children in the first two years of life: A prospective study. PLoS ONE, 11(9), e0162113. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162113

Chan, M. M., Santhanakrishnan, R., Chong, J. P., Chen, Z., Tai, B. C., Liew, O. W., … Lam, C. S. P. (2016). Growth differentiation factor 15 in heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure, 18(1), 81–88. doi:10.1002/ejhf.431

Chee, J., Pang, K. W., Yong, J. M., Ho, R. C., & Ngo, R. (2016). Topical versus oral antibiotics, with or without corticosteroids, in the treatment of tympanostomy tube otorrhea. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 86, 183-188. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.05.008

Chong, S.-C., Broekman, B. F., Qiu, A., Aris, I. M., Chan, Y. H., Rifkin-Graboi, A., … Chen, H. (2016). Anxiety and depression during pregnancy and temperament in early infancy: Findings from a multi-ethnic, Asian, prospective birth cohort study. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37(5), 584–598. doi:10.1002/imhj.21582

Cuttilan, A. N., Sayampanathan, A. A., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Mental health issues amongst medical students in Asia: a systematic review [2000–2015]. Annals of Translational Medicine, 4(4). doi:10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2016.02.07

Feng, L., Chong, M. S., Lim, W. S., Gao, Q., Nyunt, M. S., Lee, T. S., … Ng, T. P. (2016). Tea consumption reduces the incidence of neurocognitive disorders: Findings from the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 20(10), 1002-1009. doi:10.1007/s12603-016-0687-0

Ho, C. S., Ong, Y. L., Tan, G. H., Yeo, S. N., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Profile differences between overdose and non-overdose suicide attempts in a multi-ethnic Asian society. BMC Psychiatry, 16(1), 379. doi:10.1186/s12888-016-1105-1

Ho, C. S., Zhang, M. W., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Optical topography in psychiatry: A chip off the old block or a new look beyond the mind–brain frontiers? Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00074

Ho, R. C., Ong, H., Thiaghu, C., Lu, Y., Ho, C. S., & Zhang, M. W. (2016). Genetic variants that are associated with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Rheumatology, 43(3), 541-551. doi:10.3899/jrheum.150884

Ho, R. C., Thiaghu, C., Ong, H., Lu, Y., Ho, C. S., Tam, W. W., & Zhang, M. W. (2016). A meta-analysis of serum and cerebrospinal fluid autoantibodies in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Autoimmunity Reviews, 15(2), 124-138. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2015.10.003

Ho, R. C., & Zhang, M. W. (2016). Ketamine as a rapid antidepressant: The debate and implications. BJPscyh Advances, 22(4), 222-233. doi:10.1192/apt.bp.114.014274

Koh, G. C., Lim, D. Y., Zhang, S. L., Chen, C. H., Saxena, S. K., Fong, N. P., … Ng, T. P. (2016). Predictors of participation in supervised therapy by post-stroke patients in the Singapore community: A one-year cohort study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(10), e8. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2016.08.022

Lim, H. A., Griva, K., Tan, J. Y., & Mahendran, R. (2016). A longitudinal exploration of the psychological resources influencing depression and anxiety in newly diagnosed Asian persons with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 26(2), 278-281. doi:10.1002/pon.4110

Lim, H. A., Griva, K., Yoong, R. K., Chua, J., Leow, M. Q. H., Chan, M. F., … Mahendran, R. (2016). Do caregivers of cancer patients receiving care in home hospice services have better quality of life? An exploratory investigation in Singapore. Psycho-Oncology, 25(4), 471–474. doi:10.1002/pon.3876

Lim, H. A., Tan, J. Y., Liu, J., Chua, J., Ang, E. N., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2016). Strengthening resilience and reducing stress in psychosocial care for nurses practicing in oncology settings. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(1), 8–10. doi:10.3928/00220124-20151230-03

Lim, H. A., Yu, Z., Kang, A. W., Foo, M. W., & Griva, K. (2016). The course of quality of life in patients on peritoneal dialysis: A 12-month prospective observational cohort study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23(4), 507–514. doi:10.1007/s12529-015-9521-z

Lim, V. Z., Ho, R. C., Tee, S. I., Ho, M. S., Pan, J. Y., Lim, Y. L., … Giam, Y. C. (2016). Anxiety and depression in patients with atopic dermatitis in a Southeast Asian tertiary dermatological centre. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 45(10), 451–455.

Lu, Y., Andiappan, A. K., Lee, B., Ho, R., Lim, T. K., Kuan, W. S., … Ng, T. P. (2016). Neuropeptide Y associated with asthma in young adults. Neuropeptides, 59, 117–121. doi:10.1016/j.npep.2016.07.003

Mahendran, R., Chua, S. M., Lim, H. A., Yee, I. J., Tan, J. Y., Kua, E. H., & Griva, K. (2016). Biopsychosocial correlates of hope in Asian patients with cancer: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 6(10). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012087

Mahendran, R., Lim, H. A., Tan, J. Y., Kua, E. H., & Griva, K. (2016). The prevalence and predictors of subsyndromal anxiety and depression in adult Asian cancer patients across the first year of diagnosis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 12(4), 476–489. doi:10.1111/ajco.12562

Ng, H., Griva, K., Lim, H., Tan, J., & Mahendran, R. (2016). The burden of filial piety: A qualitative study on caregiving motivations amongst family caregivers of patients with cancer in Singapore. Psychology & Health, 31(11), 1293-1310. doi:10.1080/08870446.2016.1204450

Ng, T. P., Feng, L., Nyunt, M. S., Feng, L., Gao, Q., Lim, M. L., … Yap, K. B. (2016). Metabolic syndrome and the risk of mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia: Follow-up of the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study cohort. JAMA Neurology, 73(4), 456–463. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.4899

Peh, C. X., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2016). Hope, emotion regulation, and psychosocial well-being in patients newly diagnosed with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(5), 1955–1962. doi:10.1007/s00520-015-2989-x

Peh, C. X., Liu, J., Bishop, G. D., Chan, H. Y., Chua, S. M., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2016). Emotion regulation and emotional distress: The mediating role of hope on reappraisal and anxiety/depression in newly diagnosed cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology. doi:10.1002/pon.4297

Puthran, R., Zhang, M. W., Tam, W. W., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Prevalence of depression amongst medical students: A meta-analysis. Medical Education, 50(4), 456–468. doi:10.1111/medu.12962

Seow, D. C., Gao, Q., Yap, P., Gan, J. M., Chionh, H. L., Lim, S. C., … Ng, T. P. (2016). Profile of the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) gene 192Q/R polymorphism and clinical associations among older Singaporean Chinese with Alzheimer’s and mixed dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 6(1), 43-54. doi:10.1159/000442382

Soe, N. N., Wen, D. J., Poh, J. S., Li, Y., Broekman, B. F., Chen, H., … Qiu, A. (2016). Pre- and post-natal maternal depressive symptoms in relation with infant frontal function, connectivity, and behaviors. PLoS ONE, 11(4). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152991

Subramaniam, M., Abdin, E., Sambasivam, R., Vaingankar, J. A., Picco, L., Pang, S., … Chong, S. A. (2016). Prevalence of depression among older adults-results from the well-being of the Singapore Elderly Study. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 45(4), 123–133.

Teng, J. Y., Chee, C. Y., Chong, Y., Lee, L. Y., Yong, E. L., Chi, C., & Broekman, B. (2016). A suicidal pregnant patient’s request for premature cesarean section: Clinical and ethical challenges. Journal of Affective Disorders, 194, 168-170. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.018

Tham, E. K., Tan, J., Chong, Y., Kwek, K., Saw, S., Teoh, O., … Broekman, B. F. (2016). Associations between poor subjective prenatal sleep quality and postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders, 202, 91-94. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.028

Wu, D., Feng, L., Gao, Q., Li, J. L., Rajendran, K. S., Wong, J. C. M., … Ng, T. P. (2016). Association between fish intake and depressive symptoms among community-living older Chinese adults in Singapore: A cross-sectional study. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 20(4), 404–407. doi:10.1007/s12603-015-0590-0

Yang, J. L., Liu, D. X., Jiang, H., Pan, F., Ho, C. S., & Ho, R. C. (2016). The effects of high-fat-diet combined with chronic unpredictable mild stress on depression-like behavior and Leptin/LepRb in Male rats. Scientific Reports, 6(1). doi:10.1038/srep35239

Yin, Z., Yan, Z., Liang, Y., Jiang, H., Cai, C., Song, A., … Qiu, C. (2016). Interactive effects of diabetes and impaired kidney function on cognitive performance in old age: A population-based study. BMC Geriatrics, 16, 7. doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0193-6

Yu, J., Mahendran, R., Rawtaer, I., Kua, E. H., & Feng, L. (2016). Poor sleep quality is observed in mild cognitive impairment and is largely unrelated to depression and anxiety. Aging & Mental Health, 1-6. doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1161007

Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Fam, J., Jiang, M.-J., Feng, L., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2016). Sleep correlates of depression and anxiety in an elderly Asian population. Psychogeriatrics: The Official Journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 16(3), 191–195. doi:10.1111/psyg.12138

Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Collinson, S. L., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2016). Depressive symptoms moderate the relationship between sleep quality and cognitive functions among the elderly. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 38(10), 1168–1176. doi:10.1080/13803395.2016.1201049

Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Kua, E., & Feng, L. (2016). Degree, but not direction of grip strength asymmetries, is related to depression and anxiety in an elderly population. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 22(3), 268-278. doi:10.1080/1357650x.2016.1184677

Zeng, Y., Chen, H., Ni, T., Ruan, R., Nie, C., Liu, X., … Vaupel, J. W. (2016). Interaction between the FOXO1A-209 genotype and tea drinking is significantly associated with reduced mortality at advanced ages. Rejuvenation Research, 19(3), 195-203. doi:10.1089/rej.2015.1737

Zhang, M. W., Bingham, K., Kantarovich, K., Laidlaw, J., Urbach, D., Sockalingam, S., & Ho, R. (2016). Inter-professional delirium education and care: A qualitative feasibility study of implementing a delirium smartphone application. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16, 50. doi:10.1186/s12911-016-0288-1

Zhang, M. W., Chan, S., Wynne, O., Jeong, S., Hunter, S., Wilson, A., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Conceptualization of an evidence-based smartphone innovation for caregivers and persons living with dementia. Technology and Health Care: Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine, 24(5), 769–773. doi:10.3233/THC-161165

Zhang, M. W., Fang, P., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Global outreach and user preferences of a smartphone application developed for drinkers. Technology and Health Care, 24(4), 495-501. doi:10.3233/thc-161143

Zhang, M. W., Harris, K. M., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Is off-label repeat prescription of ketamine as a rapid antidepressant safe? Controversies, ethical concerns, and legal implications. BMC Medical Ethics, 17(1). doi:10.1186/s12910-016-0087-3

Zhang, M. W., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Controversies of the effect of Ketamine on cognition. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00047

Zhang, M. W., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Critical appraisal of existing Ketamine trials: Existing limitations and limited applicability for treatment. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 173(4), 431. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15111401

Zhang, M. W., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Harnessing the potential of the Kinect sensor for psychiatric rehabilitation for stroke survivors. Technology and Health Care: Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine, 24(4), 599–602. doi:10.3233/THC-161147

Zhang, M. W., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Rapid cross platform healthcare gaming design and implementation: The cost effective methodology. Technology and Health Care, 24(6), 973-976. doi:10.3233/thc-161249

Zhang, M. W., & Ho, R. C. (2016). Tapping onto the potential of smartphone applications for psycho-education and early intervention in addictions. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00040

Zhang, M. W., Ho, R. C., & Mcintyre, R. S. (2016). The `WikiGuidelines’ smartphone application: Bridging the gaps in availability of evidence-based smartphone mental health applications. Technology and Health Care: Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine, 24(4), 587–590. doi:10.3233/THC-161141

Zhong, X., Wu, D., Nie, X., Xia, J., Li, M., Lei, F., … Mahendran, R. (2016). Parenting style, resilience, and mental health of community-dwelling elderly adults in China. BMC Geriatrics, 16(1). doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0308-0

BOOKS

Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., Ho, R. C., & Puri, B. K. (2016). Get Through MRCPsych CASC. CRC Press.

Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., Ho, R. C., Treasaden, I. H., & Puri, B. K. (2016). Get Through MRCPsych Paper A1: Mock Examination Papers. CRC Press.

Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., Ho, R. C., Treasaden, I. H., & Puri, B. K. (2016). Get Through MRCPsych Paper A2: Mock Examination Papers. CRC Press.

Zhang, M. W., Ho, C. S., Ho, R. C., Treasaden, I. H., & Puri, B. K. (2016). Get Through MRCPsych Paper B: Mock Examination Papers. CRC Press.