A Review of Lung Cancer Research in Malaysia.

Lung cancer is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Malaysia and worldwide. This paper reviews all research and publications on lung cancer in Malaysia published between 2000-2015. 89 papers were identified, of which 64 papers were selected and reviewed on the basis of their relevance to the review.

Detection of non-adherent behaviour in early psychosis.

Objective: Adherence to antipsychotic treatment is an important aspect of the long-term management of schizophrenia. The evaluation of adherence is often difficult in the clinical setting. This study compared patient self-reporting and clinician judgment of adherence behaviour in patients with early and chronic schizophrenia.

Anti-psychotics adherence among out-patients with schizophrenia in Hong Kong.

Objective: Adherence to antipsychotic treatment is an important aspect of long term management of schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders. The evaluation of adherence is often difficult in clinical settings. This study compared patients self-reports and clinician judgment of adherence behavior and explored their relationship with attitudes toward taking medication.

Karaoke therapy in the rehabilitation of mental patients.

Objectives: To study the efficacy of karaoke singing and its implications in the rehabilitation of mental patients in Hong Kong Chinese.

Methods: A double blind controlled trial was conducted over six weeks in a small sample of chronic schizophrenic patients matched in age, sex and duration of illness. The index group practised karaoke and the controlled group practised simple singing.

A conceptual and quantitative analysis of 178 historical cases of dysmorphophobia.

The construction of the clinical category dysmorphophobia (now known as body dysmorphic disorder) resulted from the historical convergence of a neologism (coined by Enrico Morselli), a family of clinical concepts (already available during the late 19th century), and a specifiable behaviour (an 'attitude' towards part of the self and/or the body). The stability of such convergence has so far depended upon the epistemological capacity of the concepts involved and the social duration of the said attitude. This paper analyses the historical framework within which such convergence took place, and traces the history of dysmorphophobia in qualitative and quantitative terms.

Skeletal 210Pb levels and lung cancer among radon-exposed tin miners in southern China.

A preliminary case-control study of 19 lung cancer cases older than 55 y and 141 age-matched controls was carried out among a group of underground miners in Southern China who were exposed to 222Rn and its decay products. 210Pb activity levels were measured in the skull to estimate radon exposure. Radon exposure was also estimated in working level months, based on work histories and available industrial hygiene data.

Evaluation of the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. A cross-cultural perspective.

The authenticity of the Chinese translation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) was tested in a sample of medical students. The Chinese version demonstrated good agreement with the English original. There was a large difference between the mean anxiety and depression subscores.