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Fulltext Community psychiatric services in Malaysia: Where do we go from here?

Abdul Kadir AB

Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2011;20(1):1-3.

MyJurnal

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

Fulltext Medical record abstraction in a hospital with paper-based records: experience of early career psychiatrists in northern Borneo

Ahmad Shahabuddin F, Wah KY, Buji RI, Zulkafli NS, Lee SW, Soon HL, et al.

BJPsych Int, 2020 May;17(2):43-44.

PMID: 32558818 DOI: 10.1192/bji.2019.29

We used medical record abstraction to conduct research in a psychiatric hospital with paper-based medical records. The challenges we encountered included: the difficulty in retrieving files; the extensive effort and time needed to extract clinical information; the lack of a standardised documentation system of medical records; and the need for advanced computer literacy. To promote future research using electronic medical records, potential solutions include creating a registry of all patients receiving treatment, as well as equipping busy clinicians with computer skills.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

Asylum blues: staff attitudes towards psychiatric nursing in Sarawak, East Malaysia

Ashencaen Crabtree S

J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 2003 Dec;10(6):713-21.

PMID: 15005485 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00665.x

This paper draws upon findings from an ethnographic study of psychiatric service users in a psychiatric institution in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Findings focus primarily on the accounts of nursing staff in relation to attitudes towards psychiatric work and patients. These indicate that despite a rhetoric of decentralized services, a custodial 'asylum' model continues to influence the care of patients at many levels. Negative professional attitudes towards patients lead to issues of both moral and physical containment. However, an associated attitude of stigma and prejudice towards mental illness impacts upon how attractive a career in psychiatric nursing is perceived to be by respondents, subject to gender differentials.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric*

Aspects of psychiatric admissions of migrants to hospitals in Perth, Western Australia

Bruxner G, Burvill P, Fazio S, Febbo S

Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 1997 Aug;31(4):532-42.

PMID: 9272263

Recent Australian Government initiatives have emphasised problems with service provision to the ethnic mentally ill. This study aims to address the paucity of contemporary data describing the disposition of the ethnic mentally ill in hospital settings.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

Psychiatry in Peninsula Malaysia

Buhrich N

Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 1980 Dec;14(4):299-304.

PMID: 6945096

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric/supply & distribution

Fulltext Factors influencing inpatient duration among insanity acquittees in a Malaysian mental institution

Chan, Lai Fong, Tuti Iryani Mohd Daud, Hazli Zakaria, Phang, Cheng Kar, Loo, Tsui Huei, Ong, Lieh Yan, et al.

ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 2010;11(1):25-35.

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Objective: According to Malaysian law, defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity may be admitted to a psychiatric hospital and discharge is subject to the state ruler’s assent. The objective of this study is to examine the clinical, socio-demographic and forensic factors that influence inpatient duration of insanity acquittees in a Malaysian mental institution. Methods:This is a cross-sectional study of one hundred and twelve insanity acquittee inpatients in Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta from January 2007 to February 2007. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder were assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) respectively. Other relevant sociodemographic, clinical and forensic factors were also assessed. Results: The inpatient duration varied widely from three months to forty-seven years with a median of seven years. Seventy five percent of patients were in remission. According to the multiple linear regression model, the strongest predictor of a longer duration of hospital stay for insanity acquittees was older age (p

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

Fulltext Audit of new long-stay patients in Permai Mental Hospital, Johor

Cheah YC, Nur Aiza Z, Paramasivam S, Kadir ABA, Jeyarajah S

Med J Malaysia, 1997 Jun;52(2):139-45.

PMID: 10968071

We report a cross-sectional descriptive study of 90 new long-stay patients (NLS) (i.e. those who had been resident for six months to three years in Permai Mental Hospital, Johor) and studied from April to June, 1995. The age of this sample ranged from 18 to 85 years. Two subgroups were observed (i.e. younger NLS patients aged 18 to 34 years and older NLS patients aged 35 to 85 years). Among the younger NLS patients, the commonest diagnosis was schizophrenia (51.2%), followed by mental retardation with related problems (24.4%). Sixty-one percent of these younger patients had a history of serious violence or dangerous behaviour. Older NLS patients were likely to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia (79.6%), followed by mood disorder (6.1%) and dementia (4.1%). Forty seven percent of these older group had history of danger to others and 57.1% were at moderate or severe risk of non-deliberate self-harm. Focusing on the schizophrenic patients, all of them had some form of psychopathology, either positive, negative or general symptoms and about one-fourth were assessed to pose a risk for aggression.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric*

Some remarks on asylum practice in Singapore

Ellis WG

Br Med J, 1901;2:613-5.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

Fulltext [Rice and beriberi. A preliminary report on an experiment performed in the Asylum for the Insane of Kuala Lumpur. 1907]

Fletcher W

Salud Publica Mex, 1993;35(4):425-33.

PMID: 8342088

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric/history*

Rice and beri-beri: preliminary report on an experiment conducted in the Kuala Lumpur Insane Asylum

Fletcher W

Lancet, 1907;169(4374):1776-9.

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)37985-0

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

Minorities and psychiatric hospitalization

Hartog J

Am J Psychiatry, 1980 Jul;137(7):869.

PMID: 7386683

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric*

Effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) therapy on the female sexual response cycle of women with major depression

Hatta S, Duni A, Ng CG, Lin N, Marhani M, Das S, et al.

Clin Ter, 2013;164(1):11-5.

PMID: 23455735 DOI: 10.7417/T.2013.1503

Depression and its treatment may influence all aspects of the female sexual function from desire to sexual satisfaction. This study aimed to examine the components of the female sexual response cycle (SRC) of women with major depression treated with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

History of psychiatric nursing and psychiatry in Malaysia

Khan MN

Med J Malaya, 1968 Dec;23(2):98-105.

PMID: 4240829

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric/history

Malaysian mental health law

Khan NN, Yahya B, Abu Bakar AK, Ho RC

BJPsych Int, 2015 May;12(2):40-42.

PMID: 29093848

The Malaysian Mental Health Act 2001 did not come into effect until the Mental Health Regulations 2010 came into force. The Act provides a framework for the delivery of comprehensive care, treatment, control, protection and rehabilitation of those with mental disorders. The Act governs the establishment of private and government psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric nursing homes and community mental health centres. This paper outlines the provisions of the Act and the Regulations.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

The management of a chronic ward in a mental hospital

Khan NN

Med J Malaya, 1969 Dec;24(2):117-20.

PMID: 4244135

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric*

Treatment of institutional neurosis

Khuan TC

Med J Malaysia, 1979 Mar;33(3):209-15.

PMID: 522724

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric*

Institutional neurosis: features and associated factors

Khuan TC

Med J Malaysia, 1979 Mar;33(3):201-8.

PMID: 522723

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric*

Fulltext A community child and adolescent guidance clinic in Malaysia

Krahl W, Quek SL, Raman N

Med J Malaysia, 1981 Sep;36(3):171-3.

PMID: 7329374

Study site: Child and Adolescent Guidance Clinic, Hospital Bahagia, Perak, Malaysia

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

Fulltext Patterns of Referral to Clinical Psychology Services in the Ministry of Health Malaysia

Martadza M, Saedon UI, Darus N, Badli TST, Ghazalan SA, Yunus WMAWM

Malays J Med Sci, 2019 Nov;26(6):111-119.

PMID: 31908592 MyJurnal DOI: 10.21315/mjms2019.26.6.11

Background: This descriptive study identifies the demographic characteristics and patterns of referral to clinical psychology services, which include types of diagnosis, types of referral and source of referrals in child, adolescent, adult and geriatric cases in Malaysia.

Methods: We utilised 2,179 referrals between January and December 2015 from six general hospitals and three mental health institutions that provide clinical psychology services.

Results: The percentage of male referrals (60.3%) is higher than that of female referrals (39.7%). Adult cases had the highest percentage of referrals (48.2%). Children (48.8%) and adolescent (28.1%) cases were mainly referred for psychological assessment. Meanwhile, adult cases (74.8%) were mainly referred for psychological intervention. Neurodevelopmental disorders was the diagnosis with the highest percentage of referrals recorded (41.4%), followed by depressive disorders (13.3%) and anxiety disorders (12.7%), and the combination of other disorders. Psychiatrists provided the highest number of referrals (82.2%), which is unsurprising as both fields are closely related.

Conclusion: Clinical psychology services within the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia play an important role in mental health care.

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

A survey of ward behaviour of long stay psychiatric patients

McGregor EB

Med J Malaysia, 1975 Dec;30(2):74-82.

PMID: 1228385

Matched MeSH terms: Hospitals, Psychiatric

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