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F Lieh-Mak

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PubMed1989

A comparison between male and female parasuicides in Hong Kong.

The epidemiological, social and clinical characteristics of 259 male and 475 female parasuicides in Hong Kong were compared. The majority are young adults, with an overall female: male ratio of 1.83. Compared to male subjects, females are more likely to be married or cohabiting, of higher social-economic status, born in places in the Far East apart from Mainland China, and of lower educational level. Their parasuicidal acts are more often motivated by interpersonal difficulties, especially with spouses or friends of the opposite sex, and take the form of self-poisoning. Male subjects on the other hand are more often single, immigrants from Mainland China, and of lower socio-economic status. Their problems are more often personal, and they are more likely to employ physical methods in their parasuicidal acts. In both sexes, age specific parasuicidal rates showed a second peak in senescence. Both the overall prevalence of psychiatric disorders and the rate of repeated parasuicide 2 years following the index admissions were low. The implications of these findings are explored.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Psychosocial factors influencing outcome in patients with low-back pain.

A psychosocial analysis of 58 patients with low-back pain was conducted. Three groups of patients with different outcomes were delineated with distinctly different psychosocial profiles. Patients who recovered uneventfully had a better income, reported more satisfaction with hospitalization or medical personnel, and had prolonged pain-free periods. Patients with the worst outcomes in terms of poor work role adjustment and severe pain complaints were more likely to be immigrants from mainland China, to be engaged in heavy manual labor, to be involved in compensation claims for work-related injuries, manifested a high degree of anxiety and depressive symptoms, and were hostile toward medical personnel. An intermediate group of patients with adequate work role adjustment but severe to moderate levels of pain were characterized by being females with varying combinations of anxiety and depressive symptoms. A preliminary clinical interview guide for screening potential problematic patients was developed.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

Vietnamese refugee children in camps in Hong Kong.

Vietnamese refugee children staying in an open camp in Hong Kong were interviewed to find out the nature of their war experience. The effects of war and refugee experience on their fears about being hurt or killed were assessed. Most of the Vietnamese children in the present sample travelled to Hong Kong with their family and had little experience of separation, death or injury of close family members. However, about two-thirds of them had witnessed violence and one-third reported experience of being assaulted. Children exposed to unpleasant war experience were more likely to report a fear of being hurt than those not exposed to similar negative events. However, there was no consistent finding relating other types of fear to war experience. The family and the cohesiveness of the community in which they lived may have protected them against adverse psychological reactions.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Psychosocial adjustment of victims of occupational hand injuries.

A group of hand injury patients was followed up 2-3 years after their injury. Compared to a non-patient control group hand injury patients were more externally oriented, and reported more psychological symptoms. Based on their General Health Questionnaire scores, the patients were divided into a low score and a high score group. High GHQ scores were associated with external locus of control, less social activities, and dissatisfaction with social life. The medical rating of loss of earning capacity was not predictive of overall occupational or psychosocial adjustment. Suggestions are made for future research into determinants of occupational adjustment of these patients.

Accidents, Occupational↗
PubMed1983

Lesbianism in the Chinese of Hong Kong.

Some historical and literary background regarding lesbianism in China is given. The demographic data, family background, and behavioral characteristics of 15 Chinese lesbians are described and compared with a matched group of married women. More lesbians were adopted, reported unhappy childhoods and hostile family atmospheres, had parents who preferred them to be boys, and attended sexually segregated schools. The subjects differ from their Western counterparts in having a closer relationship with their mothers and in the absence of oral sexual practice.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

Characteristics of child battering in Hong Kong: a controlled study.

The characteristics in Hong Kong of 37 cases of child battering and their families compared to a control group matched for age of child and social class of family revealed that the families of battered children had significantly more problems, with a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorder among the parents. The victims were usually the product of unwanted pregnancy and had been separated from their parents in the first year of life. In Hong Kong older children rather than infants were at risk of being battered. The cultural factors in operation are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome: report of five cases in the Chinese.

Five cases of Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome occurring in the Chinese are described. The onset, course, symptomatology and family psychopathology are similar to those reported in Caucasians. On the parameters of APGAR score, psychological testing, EEG and psychiatric examination all had at least one abnormality. The response to haloperidol was uniformly good. Follow-up results showed that all were able to lead a fairly normal life after treatment. Though the cases are few in number, the findings seem to support the hypothesis that the syndrome has an organic substratum subject to psychological influences.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

Physique, personality and mental illness in southern Chinese women.

A number of anthropometric measurements were made on Southern Chinese women. These were 317 schizophrenics, 44 with affective disorder, 47 neurotics and normal controls. All groups and sub-groups compared were matched for mean age and socio-economic status. It was found that the intercorrelations between body build, personality and type of mental illness were on the whole similar to those reported for Caucasians.

Acute Disease↗
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Death anxiety in leukemic Chinese children.

The pattern of psychopathology in Chinese leukemic children as compared to Chinese children with orthopaedic disorder was studied through analysis of their respective responses to the Children's Apperception Test. Leukemic children were found to exhibit a distinctly different pattern of psychopathology and psychological defenses. Isolation, detachment and denial were commonly used to defend against their insecurity, abstract fears and uncertainties. Themes relating to parental misunderstandings and maltreatment were also elicited. These findings are discussed in relation to the Chinese conception of death as a taboo subject. Recommendations are made for a better psychological management of fatally ill children and their parents.

Anxiety↗