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A randomized controlled trial on the comparative effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and health qigong-based cognitive therapy among Chinese people with depression and anxiety disorders (2020)
Journal Article

Background: The goal of this study was to investigate treatment outcome and related intervention processes of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus health qigong-based cognitive therapy versus waitlist control among individuals with mood disorde... Read More about A randomized controlled trial on the comparative effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and health qigong-based cognitive therapy among Chinese people with depression and anxiety disorders.

Mindfulness Meditation and Tai Chi Chuan on sleep disturbance in Chinese older people: A randomized controlled trial (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sleep disturbances are common during the aging process and can result in a reduced quality of life. Many older people who experience sleep disturbances would consider turning to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) due to the limitations of t... Read More about Mindfulness Meditation and Tai Chi Chuan on sleep disturbance in Chinese older people: A randomized controlled trial.

Life satisfaction of 511 elderly Chinese stroke survivors: moderating roles of social functioning and depression in a quality of life model (2020)
Journal Article

Objective: Using a published quality of life model, to investigate the moderating roles played by social functioning and post-stroke depression in buffering the relationship between physical functioning and life satisfaction among elderly Chinese str... Read More about Life satisfaction of 511 elderly Chinese stroke survivors: moderating roles of social functioning and depression in a quality of life model.

Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on upper-limb movement speed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (2020)
Journal Article

Movement slowness, linked to dysfunctional basal ganglia and cerebellum, is prevalent but lacks effective therapy in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This study was to examine immediate effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) on... Read More about Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on upper-limb movement speed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Mind-based and movement-based mind-body intervention for Chinese older people with Depression (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mind-body intervention has been well established as
an alternative psychosocial intervention for managing de-
pression. Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) and health
qigong (HQ) are two common forms of mind-body interven-
tion which share the c... Read More about Mind-based and movement-based mind-body intervention for Chinese older people with Depression.

Determinants of life satisfaction and self-perception of ageing among elderly people in China: An exploratory study in comparison between physical and social functioning (2019)
Journal Article

Objective: This study attempted to figure out the difference between physical and social functioning in determining life satisfaction and self-perception of ageing among community-dwelling elderly people in China. Methods: A representative random sam... Read More about Determinants of life satisfaction and self-perception of ageing among elderly people in China: An exploratory study in comparison between physical and social functioning.

The effect of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on personal recovery in people with bipolar disorder: A randomized controlled trial (study protocol) (2019)
Journal Article

Background: With the advent of the recovery movement in mental health, a humanistic paradigm shift has occurred, placing the focus on personal recovery (i.e., hope, identity, and life meaning) instead of functional or clinical recovery only (i.e., sy... Read More about The effect of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on personal recovery in people with bipolar disorder: A randomized controlled trial (study protocol).

An explorative study on coping flexibility with behavioral approach system-activating stimuli: A comparison of people with and without bipolar disorder (2018)
Journal Article

Life events play a significant role in affecting mood symptoms of people with bipolar disorder (BD). However, we lack empirical data about the associations among disorder, mood state, behavioral activation system (BAS) sensitivity, and psychosocial f... Read More about An explorative study on coping flexibility with behavioral approach system-activating stimuli: A comparison of people with and without bipolar disorder.

Illness management training: Transforming relapse and instilling prosperity (TRIP) in an acute psychiatric ward: A user’s perspective (2015)
Book Chapter

Participation in transforming relapse and instilling prosperity (TRIP), using the strategies learned from illness management including knowledge enhancement, behavioral tailoring, relapse prevention development, cognitive behavioral technique, and re... Read More about Illness management training: Transforming relapse and instilling prosperity (TRIP) in an acute psychiatric ward: A user’s perspective.