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The effects of psychosocial and behavioral interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
He, J., Lin, J., Sun, W., Cheung, T., Cao, Y., Fu, E., …Tsang, H. W. H. (2023). The effects of psychosocial and behavioral interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 19094. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45839-0

Psychosocial and behavioral interventions have been shown to significantly reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms in different populations. Recent evidence suggests that the mental health of the general population has deteriorated significantly since... Read More about The effects of psychosocial and behavioral interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based music therapy on improving emotional regulation in blind older women: A randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Chan, S. H., Cheung, M. Y., Chiu, A. T., Leung, M. H., Kuo, M. C., Yip, D. Y., …Yip, C. C. (2023). Clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based music therapy on improving emotional regulation in blind older women: A randomized controlled trial. Integrative Medicine Research, 12(4), Article 100993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2023.100993

Background: This study aimed to investigate clinical effectiveness of a structured eight-week mindfulness-based music therapy (MBMT) program on improving mood regulation in older women with blindness. This investigation compared a MBMT group with a m... Read More about Clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based music therapy on improving emotional regulation in blind older women: A randomized controlled trial.

Validating an adapted version of the brief experiential avoidance questionnaire in Hong Kong Chinese (2023)
Journal Article
Lo, H. H. M., Powell, C., Chan, S., Leung, B., Tsang, E., & Leung, S. (in press). Validating an adapted version of the brief experiential avoidance questionnaire in Hong Kong Chinese. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment,

There is growing research interest in experiential avoidance and psychological inflexibility across cultures. The original Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ) has strong construct validity, but its length has greatly restrict... Read More about Validating an adapted version of the brief experiential avoidance questionnaire in Hong Kong Chinese.

The effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for the caregivers of young adults with first-episode psychosis: A randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z. J., Lo, H. H. M., Man Ng, S., Mak, W. W., Yeung Shan Wong, S., Hung, K. S., …Fook Hin Leung, B. (2023). The effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for the caregivers of young adults with first-episode psychosis: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), Article 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021018

Objective: In this study, we investigated the effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation (MBFPE) program on the mental-health outcomes of both caregivers and young adults with first-episode psychosis with an onset in the past three years t... Read More about The effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for the caregivers of young adults with first-episode psychosis: A randomized controlled trial.