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Population screening in Asia: A unique opportunity to enhance early detection of psychosis?

Woodberry KA

Asian J Psychiatr, 2015 Dec;18:97-8.

PMID: 26498721 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.09.005

A recent article in this journal (Razali et al., 2015) reports the results of a 2-stage study screening for psychosis risk in Malaysia. The researchers incorporated both selective and indicated prevention strategies and included self-report items probing non-specific "early" experiences as well as attenuated psychotic symptoms associated with the prodromal phase of schizophrenia. Given that increased stigma and reduced services may reduce help-seeking in many Asian countries, population screening may be more important to early detection of individuals at risk for psychosis. In fact, the availability of large population centers and greater trust of providers may make Asian research centers uniquely suited for conducting badly needed research on screening strategies and the role of cultural factors in the emergence of psychosis.

Prescription of antipsychotic and concomitant medications for adult Asian schizophrenia patients: Findings of the 2016 Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns (REAP) survey

Dong M, Zeng LN, Zhang Q, Yang SY, Chen LY, Najoan E, et al.

Asian J Psychiatr, 2019 Oct;45:74-80.

PMID: 31520884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.08.010

OBJECTIVE: Regular surveys are important to monitor the use of psychotropic medications in clinical practice. This study examined the psychotropic prescription patterns in adult Asian schizophrenia patients based on the data of the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription (REAP) 2016 survey.

METHODS: This cross-sectional survey across 15 Asian countries/territories collected socio-demographic and clinical data with standardized procedures between March and May 2016. The socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded with a standardized questionnaire.

RESULTS: Altogether 3,537 adult patients with schizophrenia were consecutively screened and enrolled in the survey. The mean age was 38.66 ± 11.55 years and 59.7% of the sample were male. The mean dose of antipsychotics in chlorpromazine equivalents (CPZeq) was 424 ± 376 mg/day; 31.3% and 80.8% received first- and second- generation antipsychotics, respectively and 42.6% had antipsychotic polypharmacy, 11.7% had antidepressants, 13.7% had mood stabilizers, 27.8% had benzodiazepines, and 45.6% had anticholinergics.

CONCLUSIONS: Psychotropic prescription patterns in Asian adult patients with schizophrenia varied across countries. Regular surveys on psychotropic medications for schizophrenia are important to monitor pharmacotherapy practice in Asia.

Postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a case of peripartum-onset depression and infanticide

Lee KKS, Yahya B

Asian J Psychiatr, 2019 Jan;39:10-11.

PMID: 30466055 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.11.004

Screening for schizophrenia in initial prodromal phase: Detecting the sub-threshold psychosis

Razali SM, Abidin ZZ, Othman Z, Yassin MA

Asian J Psychiatr, 2015 Aug;16:26-31.

PMID: 26182843 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.06.011

The aim of the study is to screen and evaluate the efficacy of the screening tools in detecting subjects with sub-threshold psychosis among asymptomatic individuals at genetic risk, as compared with persons in the general public.

Validation of Malaysian translated distress thermometer with problem checklist among the breast cancer survivors in Malaysia

Yong HW, Zubaidah J, Saidi M, Zailina H

Asian J Psychiatr, 2012 Mar;5(1):38-42.

PMID: 26878945 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2011.12.007

Distress thermometer (DT) is a single-item measure generated to assess the psychological distress among cancer patients. The aim of this study was to validate the translated DT as a tool to determine the psychological distress level and assess the factors associated with distress among the working breast cancer survivors and also to compare with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

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