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Ka-Ying Heidi LoThe University of Hong Kong | HKU · Department of Psychiatry
Ka-Ying Heidi Lo
MBChB FHKCPsych FHKAM(Psychiatry)
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Aims. Accumulating studies have assessed mortality risk associated with mood-stabilizers, the
mainstay treatment for bipolar disorder (BD). However, existing data were mostly restricted
to suicide risk, focused on lithium and valproate and rarely adequately adjusted for potential
confounders. This study aimed to assess comparative mortality risk wi...
Background
Psychiatric patients are susceptible to adverse mental health outcome during COVID-19 pandemic, but its associated factors are understudied. This observational cross-sectional study aimed to comprehensively examine prevalence and correlates of psychological distress, in terms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTS...
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Psychiatric patients are susceptible to adverse mental health impacts during COVID-19, but complex interplays between psychopathology and pandemic-related variables remain elusive. This study aimed to investigate concomitant associations between psychopathological symptoms, psychological measures and COVID-19 related variables in Chinese...
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Previous coronavirus, 2019 (COVID-19) research has applied network analysis to examine relationships between psychopathological symptoms but rarely extended to potential risk and protective factors or the influence of COVID-19 infection history. This study examined complex inter-relationships between psychopathological symptoms, COVID-...
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Literature reveals increased suicidal ideation in the general population during pandemic. However, few COVID-19 studies comprehensively assessed factors associated with suicidal ideation, and mixed findings were observed. We aimed to examine prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in general public during the peak of fifth COVID...
Background: There is limited research on real-world antidepressant utilization patterns in children and adolescents , particularly in non-western countries. We aimed to examine temporal trends of antidepressant prescribing practice among Chinese children and adolescents in Hong Kong over 14-year period. Methods: This population-based study identifi...
People with mental disorders have increased risk of psychological distress during COVID-19. However, there is limited research comprehensively examining factors associated with suicidal ideation, the strongest predictor of suicidal behavior, among psychiatric patients amidst pandemic. We investigated prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation i...
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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased depression prevalence in general population. However, the relationship between persistent dysfunctional thinking associated with COVID-19 (perseverative-cognition) and depression, and its potential moderators are understudied. We aimed to examine the association between COVID-19 perseverati...