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Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
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Genetic Basis Of The Borderline Personality Disorder And Its Main Behavioural Dimensions.
Issue: Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
Section: Review Article
The GHQ is among the most thoroughly tested of all health measures. It is a self-administered screening instrument designed to detect current diagnosable mental disturbances and disorders. It is used in surveys or in clinical settings to identify potential cases, leaving the task of diagnosing actual disorder to a psychiatric interview.
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Prevalence And Sources Of Stress Among Postgraduate Medical Trainees: Initial Findings
Issue: Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
Section: Original Article
Postgraduate medical training environment has always been regarded as highly stressful to students. The stressors of medical training and its associated negative consequences to the mental, emotional and physical health, particularly for undergraduate medical students, have been described in many studies [1-10], however, for postgraduate students there is very limited data on this.
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When Males Become Victims - A Case Report
Issue: Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
Section: Case Report
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a grave problem in almost every society and is becoming a growing problem in developing countries. Data from the Social Welfare Department of Malaysia showed an increasing trend in child sexual abuse cases,
from year 2001(251 cases) to 2006 (675 cases). In spite of the increase in numbers of cases, the scenario of child sexual abuse in Malaysia has not been well studied.
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Tributes To Professor Syed Mazharul Haq And Professor Kusumanto
Issue: Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
Section: Special Article
Professor Dr Syed Mazharul Haq bin Syed Abdul Salam was born in India on 17th December 1926. He qualified in Medicine at a very young age (22 years old) from Madras University. In 1952 after having to face with choice of either Iran or Malaya, he set sail for Penang and posted as Medical Officer (MO) in Penang Maternity Hospital.
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Perceptions And Opinion Of Happiness Among University Students In A Malaysian University
Issue: Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
Section: Original Article
In today’s life, most people, if not all people, are in search of happiness. Happiness was rated as the most important component of quality of Life, more important than money, sex and self-esteem among its participants.
Happiness depends on many things, including income, labor market status, job characteristics, health, leisure, family, social relationships, security, liberty, moral values and many others.
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Atypical Presentation Of Pediatric Bipolar Mood Disorder: Two Case Reports
Issue: Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
Section: Case Report
The view that pediatric bipolar disorder is rare, more so pediatric mania [1] is being increasingly challenged by evidence from systematic research. Onset of this disorder before the age of 12 years, previously thought to be non-existent, is now becoming more accepted [1,2]..Pediatric mania is characterized by irritable mood, non-episodic course, chronic rapid cycling and presence of mixed states [3]. A review of available literature reveals that pediatric mania seldom presents with a euphoric mood [1].
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Traditional Healers Are Causing Treatment Delay Among Patients With Psychosis In Hospital Kuala Lumpur: Fact Or Fallacy?
Issue: Online Early ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol.11(2): July - Dec 2010
Section: Original Article
"Traditional Medicine" is a comprehensive term used to refer both to traditional medicine systems such as traditional Chinese medicine, Indian ayurveda and Arabic unani medicine, and various forms of indigenous medicine [1]. Consulting traditional healers for treatment of illness is popular in Malaysia. The first National Health and Morbidity Survey (1986) reported that Malaysians made 0.1 visits per person per year to traditional healers as compared to 1.4 visits per person per year to out-patient clinics [2].
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