- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Mental Health via Writing
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Vehicle License Plate Recognition
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Penang Adventist Hospital
2021
University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
2018
RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus
2017-2018
Columbia University
2018
Background Mental illness-related stigma is common, and associated with poorer outcomes in people mental illness. This study evaluated the attitudes of primary care nurses towards illness its factors; effectiveness a short video-based contact intervention (VBCI) improving these using Malay version 15-item Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Healthcare Providers (OMS-HC-15-M). Methods A 5-minute VBCI was developed comprising elements psychoeducation interviews they interact with, relating to...
Media guidelines on safe suicide-related reporting are within the suicide prevention armamentarium. However, implementation issues beleaguer real-world practice. This study evaluated perspectives of Malaysian media community, persons with lived experience suicidal behavior (PLE), and mental health professionals (MHP) in terms impact, strategies, challenges, reporting. Three focus group discussions purposively sampled practitioners ( n = 8), PLE 6), MHP 7) were audio-recorded, transcribed,...
Background: Suicide remains an important cause of premature deaths and draws much media attention. However, unsafe reporting portrayal suicides by the have been associated with increased risk suicidal behavior. Current evidence suggests that capacity-building could potentially prevent suicide. there are still knowledge gaps in terms a lack data on effective strategies for improving awareness safe suicide-related content. This study aims to investigate effectiveness workshop conducted members...
Given the high prevalence rate of suicidal ideation amongst medical students, lecturers and specialists as gatekeepers should be well-trained in suicide prevention. There is a need for validated measures to assess gatekeeper training gains The psychometric properties Advanced C.A.R.E. Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Questionnaire (AdCARE-Q) were evaluated sample Malaysia. A total 120 participants completed 24 items AdCARE-Q. Analysis variance perceived knowledge scores was performed....
Abstract Background: An in-house self-held respiration monitoring device (SHRMD) was developed for providing deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) radiotherapy. The use of SHRMD is evaluated in terms reproducibility, stability and heart dose reduction. Methods materials: Sixteen patients receiving radiotherapy left breast cancer were planned treatment with both a free breathing (FB) scan DIBH scan. Both FB plans generated comparison the heart, anterior descending (LAD) artery lung dose. All...