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Adley Tsang

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Lee S, Ng K, Ma Y, Tsang A, Kwok K
J Psychosom Res . 2011 Nov; 71(6):387-91. PMID: 22118380
Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese seven-item Whiteley Index (WI-7) in the general population of Hong Kong. Methods: A random community-based telephone survey of 3014 respondents aged...
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Lee S, Tsang A, Ng K, Ma Y, Guo W, Mak A, et al.
Compr Psychiatry . 2011 Nov; 53(5):584-92. PMID: 22104556
Background: The 6-item Kessler scale (K6) promises to be a valuable epidemiological tool for assessing serious mental illness (SMI) in communities with limited resources for psychiatric research and treatment. Its...
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Miller E, Breslau J, Petukhova M, Fayyad J, Green J, Kola L, et al.
Br J Psychiatry . 2011 Jul; 199(4):330-7. PMID: 21778172
Background: Mental disorders may increase the risk of physical violence among married couples. Aims: To estimate associations between premarital mental disorders and marital violence in a cross-national sample of married...
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Lee S, Ma Y, Tsang A
J Psychosom Res . 2011 Jul; 71(2):69-73. PMID: 21767685
Objective: The objective was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese 15-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15) in the general population of Hong Kong. Methods: A random community-based sample...
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Guo W, Tsang A, Li T, Lee S
Curr Opin Psychiatry . 2011 May; 24(4):324-30. PMID: 21602685
Purpose Of Review: Community psychiatric epidemiological surveys over the last five decades have revealed a dramatic increase in the prevalence of mental disorders in China. This article summarizes the main...
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Lee S, Ling Y, Tsang A
Int J Psychiatry Med . 2010 Dec; 40(3):339-48. PMID: 21166342
Objective: To examine the co-morbidity of depression and chronic physical illnesses in a representative sample of Hong Kong Chinese. Methods: Five thousand and four participants aged 18-65 years completed a...
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Lee S, Guo W, Tsang A, He Y, Huang Y, Liu Z, et al.
Psychiatr Serv . 2010 Dec; 61(12):1260-2. PMID: 21123413
Objectives: This community-based study examined perceived barriers to the initiation of mental health treatment among individuals with anxiety, mood, and alcohol use disorders. Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 5,201...
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Lee S, Ma Y, Tsang A
J Anxiety Disord . 2010 Nov; 25(3):376-80. PMID: 21109390
Background: Although generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by multiple worries, anxiety about one's health is absent in the DSM-IV description of the illness. Method: A random community-based telephone survey...
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Kessler R, McLaughlin K, Green J, Gruber M, Sampson N, Zaslavsky A, et al.
Br J Psychiatry . 2010 Nov; 197(5):378-85. PMID: 21037215
Background: Although significant associations of childhood adversities with adult mental disorders are widely documented, most studies focus on single childhood adversities predicting single disorders. Aims: To examine joint associations of...
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Bruffaerts R, Demyttenaere K, Borges G, Haro J, Chiu W, Hwang I, et al.
Br J Psychiatry . 2010 Jul; 197(1):20-7. PMID: 20592429
Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, but the precise effect of childhood adversities as risk factors for the onset and persistence of suicidal behaviour (suicide ideation, plans...