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  1. Fulltext To use the brief psychiatric rating scale to detect disorganized speech in schizophrenia: Findings from the REAP-AP study
    Chon Park Y, Kanba S, Chong MY, Tripathi A, Kallivayalil RA, Avasthi A, et al.
    Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 2018 Feb;34(2):113-119.
    PMID: 29413227 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.09.009
    Our study aimed to assess the psychometric validity of the conceptual disorganization item and other items of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) for detecting disorganized speech in patients with schizophrenia. We included 357 schizophrenia patients with disorganized speech and 1082 without disorganized speech from the survey centers in India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and Taiwan, using the data from the Research on Asian Psychotropic Patterns for Antipsychotics (REAP-AP) study. After adjusting the effects of confounding variables, a binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify BPRS items independently associated with disorganized speech. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to identify optimum cut-off scores and their sensitivities and specificities for detecting disorganized speech. After adjusting the effects of confounding variables, the fitted binary logistic regression model indicated that conceptual disorganization (P 
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale*
  2. Fulltext A Comparison of Insight in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Affective Disorder with Psychosis and Major Depressive Disorder with Psychosis
    Sharmilla, K., Ahmad, H.S.
    Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2006;14(1):35-40.
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    Objective: The objective of the study is to compare insight in Schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder with psychosis and major depressive disorder with psychosis. Also to ascertain if impaired insight is associated with poorer psychosocial function. Method: 90 consecutively'admitted patients who were diagnosed with Schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder with psychosis and major depressive disorder with psychosis were administered the scale to assess unawareness to mental illness to measure insight, the global assessment of function to measure psychosocial function and the brief psychiatric rating scale to measure psychosis.

    Results: Schizophrenia was found to be associated wit h the poorest insight compared to the affective disorders. Major depression with psychosis was found to be associated with better insight than bipolar affective disorder. Results being significant in both cases. Also it was noted that there was a negative correlation between insight and psychosocial function.

    Conclusion: We can conclude that Schizophrenics have the poorest insight followed by bipolar affective disorder with psychosis and then major depressive disorder with psychosis. We also infer that Schizophrenics have the poorest psychosocial function followed by bipolar affective disorder with psychosis and then major depressive disorder patients with psychosis. Also impaired insight is associated with impaired function.
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  3. Fulltext Cultural adaptation and validity of the Malay version of the brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS-M) among patients with schizophrenia in a psychiatric clinic
    Yee A, Ng BS, Hashim HMH, Danaee M, Loh HH
    BMC Psychiatry, 2017 Dec 02;17(1):384.
    PMID: 29197359 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1553-2
    BACKGROUND: This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-M) among patients with schizophrenia in a psychiatric outpatient clinic.
    METHODS: Ninety-nine schizophrenia outpatients were administered the Malay version of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-M), Malay version of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Malay version of Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) and Malay version of World Health Organization Quality of Life - Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF).
    RESULTS: An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of BPRS-M produced a seven-factor solution which accounted for 71.4% of the total variance. It exhibited fair internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.75). "Positive symptoms" and "Resistance" factors had association with unemployment and number of antipsychotics, positively correlated with PANSS but negatively correlated with WHOQOL-BREF. "Mood disturbance" factor correlated with lifetime history of suicide attempts, Malay version of CDSS and WHOQOL-BREF (psychological). Both "Negative symptoms" and "Activation" factors were associated with male, lower education, unemployment and positively correlated with Malay version of PANSS but negatively correlated with WHOQOL-BREF.
    CONCLUSIONS: The BPRS-M demonstrated promising psychometric properties in terms of dimensionality, reliability, and validity that generally justifies its use in routine clinical practice in Malaysia.
    Study site: psychiatric clinic, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale/standards*
  4. Fulltext Demographic and clinical factors associated with verbal memory performance in patients with schizophrenia in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Malaysia
    Zahiruddin Othman, Hasanah Che Ismail, Ruzita Jamaluddin, Muhammad Najib Mohamad Alwi
    ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 2011;12(2):0-0.
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    Objective: The present study aims to assess verbal memory performance in patients with schizophrenia attending HUSM and determine the relationship between the patients’ verbal memory performance and their demographic/clinical factors. Methods: A cross sectional study of 114 patients with schizophrenia attending HUSM psychiatric services from December 2007 to May 2008 was conducted. The schizophrenia symptoms as well as verbal memory performance were assessed using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Malay version of the Calgary Depression Scale (MVCDS), and the Malay version of the Auditory Verbal Learning Test (MVAVLT). The relationship between verbal memory performance and demographic/clinical symptoms was evaluated using Pearson Correlation. Results: Overall MVAVLT scores in all the trials were lowered in patients with schizophrenia compared to average healthy controls. There were significant relationships between occupational status and MVAVLT performance in Trial A1-A5 Total; between educational level and MVAVLT performance in Trial A1 and Trial A1-A5 Total and between severities of illness and MVAVLT performance in all indexes except Trial A1 after controlled for occupation and
    educational level. Conclusions: Patient with schizophrenia in HUSM performed significantly worse than healthy controls in verbal memory with or without interference. There were significant relationships between MVAVLT performance and patient’s occupational s tatus, educational level and severity of the illness but not depressive symptoms.

    Study site: Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM)
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  5. Fulltext Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Schizophrenia: Clinical and Neurocognitive Correlates
    Abdul Hamid, A.R., Abdul Razak, O.
    Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2010;19(2):1-9.
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    This study aims to determine the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) among schizophrenic patients and the association of this condition with clinical and selected neurocognitive factors. This is a cross sectional study on one hundred schizophrenic patients who attended psychiatric clinic in National University Hospital and Kuala Lumpur Hospital over a four-months period. All patients diagnosed as schizophrenia according to DSM 1V were assessed using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Version 5 for the presence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Brief Psychiatric rating Scale (BPRS) for severity of psychosis and Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) for severity of obsessive compulsive (OC) symptoms. Socio-demographic data were obtained by direct interview. The neurocognitive assessment were done using Mini Mental State Examination , Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and Digit Span. Fifteen percent of schizophrenic patients (15%) in this sample were found to have a diagnosis of Obsessive compulsive Disorder (OCD). The OCD and non-OCD schizophrenic patients did not differ significantly in term of age ,gender, race and family history of mental illness. However they differ significantly on employment, type of treatment medication and the presence or severity of current psychosis. Schizophrenic patients with OCD also showed no significant different in selected neurocognitive functions.
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  6. Fulltext Outcomes Of Dichotomizing A Continuous Variable In The Psychiatric Early Readmission Prediction Model
    Ng, C.G.
    Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2010;19(1):1-7.
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    Objective: To illustrate the results of dichotomizing a continuous variable in a prediction model. Method: 202 patients who were discharged from the psychiatric ward, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) from 27th August 2007 to 15th April 2008 were recruited. The general psychopathology was measured with Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-24). The information on age, gender, race, marital status, occupation, psychiatric diagnosis, first onset, electroconvulsive therapy, substance use, oral treatment and depot injection were collected. On follow up, the patients who had early readmission.
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  7. Fulltext Missing values in data analysis: Ignore or impute?
    Ng, Chong Guan, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff
    Education in Medicine Journal, 2011;3(1):6-11.
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    Objective: Missing values is commonly encountered in data analysis in all types of research. Various methods were introduced to handle this matter. This study aims to compare the result of using complete data analysis, missing indicator method, means substitution and single imputation in dealing with this issue. Methods: 202 patients who were discharged from the psychiatric ward, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) from 27th August 2007 to 15th April 2008 were recruited. The general psychopathology was measured with Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-24). The information on age, gender, race, marital status and psychiatric diagnosis were collected. On follow up, the patients who had early readmission (
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  8. Fulltext Remission of symptoms among schizophrenia patients receiving assertive community treatment (ACT) in Malaysia: one year follow-up
    Rahima Dahlan, Marhani Midin, Hatta Sidi
    Sains Malaysiana, 2013;42:389-397.
    Assertive community treatment (ACT) is one of the most important elements of mental health care reform in Malaysia. Many studies worldwide have reliably found that ACT has positive impact on several outcome domains such as reduced hospitalization rate, improvement of symptoms and quality of life. This study aimed to assess the outcome of ACT in the aspect of symptom remission and its influencing factors among patients with schizophrenia in the urban city of Kuala Lumpur. A cross sectional study was conducted on 155 patients with schizophrenia who received ACT in Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL). The selection was made by simple random sampling. The abbreviated Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) was used to determine the status of symptom remission. The socio demographic and relevant clinical data were also assessed. A total of 76% (118) was noted to be in remission. According to logistic regression, the strongest predictor of patients receiving ACT with symptom remission was having good social support (p<0.001) and with higher educational level (p=0.024). The study revealed the effectiveness of ACT in terms of high prevalence of patients with symptom remission. This was despite the model of ACT being studied not fulfilling all fidelity measurements of the standard version of the service. The finding would hopefully act as a propeller for further development in this service area. However, the study
    needs to be replicated through studies with better designs and involving more psychiatric centers.
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  9. Severe Maternal Morbidity and Postpartum Depressive Symptomatology: A Prospective Double Cohort Comparison Study
    Norhayati MN, Nik Hazlina NH, Aniza AA, Asrenee AR
    Res Nurs Health, 2016 Dec;39(6):415-425.
    PMID: 27367484 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21741
    The adverse consequences to mothers of postpartum depression are well-documented, and risk factors are of interest. There is limited evidence on postpartum depression among women with severe maternal morbidity, defined as potentially life-threatening conditions during pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after termination of pregnancy. We compared postpartum depressive symptoms of postpartum women aged 18 and older who delivered in two tertiary referral hospitals in 2014 in Kelantan, Malaysia, and had (n = 145) or had not (n = 187) suffered severe maternal morbidity. A prospective double cohort study design was applied. Postpartum depressive symptoms were assessed at 1 and 6 months postpartum using the Malay version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. There was no significant difference in the mean Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score changes (p = .803) between the two groups of women, after adjusting for age, social support, physical health, occupation, and education. Factors other than severe medical complications should be pursued as predictors of postpartum depressive symptomatology. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  10. Fulltext Factorial validation of the Malay version of multidimensional scale of perceived social support among a group of psychiatric patients
    Ng, C.G., Nurasikin, M.S., Loh, H.S., Yee, Anne H.A., Zainal, N.Z.
    Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2012;21(2):0-0.
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    Introduction: There is increasing awareness of the contribution of perceived social support (PSS) to emotional and physical well-being. Numerous scales measuring PSS have been developed, including the widely used Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The psychometric properties of the MSPSS have been demonstrated in diverse samples, however mostly are conducted in English. Malay is the official languange in Malaysia, and this study was conducted to provide evidence of the validity and reliability of a Malay version MSPSS (MSPSS-M) suited for our population.
    Methods: This is a cross sectional study. The socio-demographic and clinical information of the selected patients from psychiatric outpatient clinic over a 3-month period, were obtained via pre-designed questionnaire, interviews and medical records. Assessment of psychiatric symptoms and social support were measured by various instruments including the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-E), Depressive, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) and MSPSS-M.
    Results: Data were reported for 228 psychiatric outpatients with the mean age of 40.3 years old. The 3-factor structure of the MSPSS-M (significant others, family, and friends) fitted the data well. The MSPSS-M showed good internal consistency (Cronbach α of 0.89) and validity. The scores of the total subscales for MSPSS-M were negatively correlated with the depression subscale in DASS (P < 0.05). BPRS was negatively correlated with significant others (P < 0.01) compared to the other two subscales in MSPSS-M.
    Conclusions: The Malay version MSPSS (MSPSS-M) is a psychometrically valid instrument with high internal consistency, which is useful in assessing perceived social support in Malaysian population.

    Study site: psychiatric clinic, University Malaya
    Medical Center (UMMC)
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  11. Fulltext The prevalence and associated factors of psychiatric early readmission in a teaching hospital, Malaysia
    Ng, C.G., Yee, H.A., Zainal, N.Z., Loh, H.S.
    Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2012;21(1):0-0.
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    Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the early readmission rate among the psychiatric patients discharged from a teaching hospital in Malaysia. The associated factors were also examined. Methods: This is a prospective and observational study. The socio-demographic and clinical data of 202 patients from the psychiatric ward were collected on discharge along with the administration of instruments including Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Life Events Questionnaire (LEQ), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Assessment of compliance to medication and substance use was reliant on self-report data. Medication compliance was categorized as “poor” vs “good”, whereas poor compliance was the complete discontinuation of medication for at least two weeks. The patients were followed up to determine whether they were readmitted within 6 months. Results: At the end of 6 months follow-up, 32.2% of the subjects were readmitted. Univariate regression analysis indicated that patients with psychotic disorder, past episodes, previous admission, poor compliance, on conventional or depot injectable antipsychotic and higher BPRS scores on discharge were significantly associated with early readmission (p
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  12. Fulltext Coping Styles and Clinical Factors in Relation to Quality of Life among Patients with Schizophrenia
    Mohd Badi, M., Osman, C.B., Anisah, O.
    Medicine & Health, 2008;3(1):14-21.
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    This is a cross sectional study examining quality of life in relation to coping styles among patients with Schizophrenia (N=92) in remission, from June 2002 to December 2002.Remission state is determined by Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). The psychiatric diagnosis was made by treating psychiatrist using the Clinical Interview Schedule for the DSM-IV Diagnosis. They are subsequently asked to complete demographic and clinical data questionnaire and followed by 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) of the Medical Outcome Study (MOS) for the assessment of quality of life and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (CISS). The QOL in term of overall mental health among patients with schizophrenia was significantly and positively associated with ethnic group (p
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  13. Fulltext Motor neurological soft signs among patients with Schizophrenia: a clinical significance
    Hazli Zakaria, Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar, Azlin Baharudin, Normala Ibrahim, Marhani Midin
    Sains Malaysiana, 2013;42(3):381-388.
    Neurological soft signs (NSS) are subtle indicators of brain dysfunction which are present in excess among patients with Schizophrenia. Its clinical significance remains unclear despite extensive researches in this area. The objective of this work was to determine the proportion of schizophrenia patients who have motor NSS and then to compare the clinical features between these two groups; with and without motor NSS. This cross-sectional study which utilized the brief motor scale (BMS) was used to investigate the presence of motor NSS in 80 schizophrenia patients who attended Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMCC) Psychiatric clinic. The diagnosis of schizophrenia was confirmed by mini international neuropsychiatic interview (MINI). Symptomatology and abnormal motor movement were assessed using the brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS) and abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS), respectively. A brief battery of cognitive tests covering aspects of attention, working memory and executive function was administered. The bivariate analyses were applied to look for any relationship between the study factors. Majority of schizophrenia patients (68.8%) in this study have motor NSS. The motor NSS were associated with ethnic group, level of education, age of onset, duration of illness and performance in cognitive assessment; verbal fluency, digit span forward, digit span backward
    and trail making B (p<0.05) but not with trail making A. The assessment of motor NSS represents a brief, inexpensive and meaningful tool in assessing the cognitive functions in schizophrenia. It has the potential as an illness marker and a link between neurobiological research and clinical practice.
    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  14. Association of social support and quality of life among people with schizophrenia receiving community psychiatric service: A cross-sectional study
    Munikanan T, Midin M, Daud TIM, Rahim RA, Bakar AKA, Jaafar NRN, et al.
    Compr Psychiatry, 2017 05;75:94-102.
    PMID: 28342379 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.02.009
    OBJECTIVE: To understand the needs of patients with schizophrenia for recovery, this study examined the type and level of social support and its association with quality of life (QOL) among this group of patients in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

    METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 160 individuals with schizophrenia receiving community psychiatric services in Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL). The WHOQOL-BREF, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were used to assess QOL, severity of symptoms and social support, respectively. The study respondents were predominantly Malay, aged less than 40, males, single, unmarried, had lower education levels and unemployed.

    RESULTS: About 72% of the respondents had poor perceived social support, with support from significant others being the lowest, followed by friends and family. From multiple regression analysis, social support (total, friend and family) significantly predicted better QOL in all domains; [B=0.315 (p<0.001), B=0.670 (p<0.001), B=0.257 (p<0.031)] respectively in Physical Domain; [B=0.491 (p<0.001), B=0.735 (p<0.001), B=0.631 (p<0.001)] in Psychological Domain; [B=1.065 (p<0.001), B=0.670 (p<0.017), B=2.076 (p<0.001)] in Social Domain and; [B=0.652 (p<0.001), B=1.199 (p<0.001), B=0.678 (p<0.001)] in Environmental Domain. Being married and having shorter duration of illness, lower BPRS (total) scores, female gender and smoking, were also found to significantly predict higher QOL.

    CONCLUSION: Social support is an important missing component among people with schizophrenia who are already receiving formal psychiatric services in Malaysia.

    Matched MeSH terms: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
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