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There are numbers of autism related research can be found in Malaysia that generally focus on the ASD, learning disorder, communication aids, therapy and many more. The list of publications is provided below:
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2020 |
Leong, D; Hedley, D; Uljarević, M Poh-tay-toe, Poh-tah-toe: Autism Diagnosis and Conceptualization Journal Article Journal of Child Neurology, 35 (3), pp. 247-248, 2020, ISSN: 08830738, (cited By 0). Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Caregiver, Children, Clinical Article, Clinical Practice, Disruptive Behavior, DSM-5, Follow Up, Human, Learning Disorder, Letter, Mental Health, Mood Disorder, Multidisciplinary Team, Neuropsychiatry, Priority Journal, Unemployment, Workforce @article{Leong2020247, title = {Poh-tay-toe, Poh-tah-toe: Autism Diagnosis and Conceptualization}, author = {D Leong and D Hedley and M Uljarević}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078570091&doi=10.1177%2f0883073819887587&partnerID=40&md5=f40e68dc7723d94e6c9dfeb9820558a4}, doi = {10.1177/0883073819887587}, issn = {08830738}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Child Neurology}, volume = {35}, number = {3}, pages = {247-248}, publisher = {SAGE Publications Inc.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Caregiver, Children, Clinical Article, Clinical Practice, Disruptive Behavior, DSM-5, Follow Up, Human, Learning Disorder, Letter, Mental Health, Mood Disorder, Multidisciplinary Team, Neuropsychiatry, Priority Journal, Unemployment, Workforce}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Taresh, S; Ahmad, N A; Roslan, S; Ma’rof, A M; Zaid, S Brain Sciences, 10 (3), 2020, ISSN: 20763425, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Attitude to Disability, Autism, Cognition, Conceptual Framework, Education, Health Belief, Health Care, Health Care Personnel, Human, Interpersonal Communication, Mental Health, Physiotherapist, Psychological Aspect, Questionnaires, Review, School Teacher, Self Concept, Social Behaviour, Social Cognitive Theory, Social Interactions, Social Stigma, Teaching, Training @article{Taresh2020, title = {Pre-school teachers’ knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy in identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A conceptual framework to identify children with ASD}, author = {S Taresh and N A Ahmad and S Roslan and A M Ma’rof and S Zaid}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082661960&doi=10.3390%2fbrainsci10030165&partnerID=40&md5=806c3d699ffc9bd518bc0397b07598a8}, doi = {10.3390/brainsci10030165}, issn = {20763425}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-01-01}, journal = {Brain Sciences}, volume = {10}, number = {3}, publisher = {MDPI AG}, abstract = {Recently, the identification and detection of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become an essential issue under ASD intervention services. The high percentage of ASD among children requires preschool teachers to recognizse children’s abnormal development and identify them at an early stage, followed by referral to specialists. Therefore, this identification calls for a specific ability among preschool teachers, identified as knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy (KBISSE). This conceptual framework aims to utilize the current literature to present a discussion on preschool teachers’ KBISSE in identifying children with ASD and making decisions to refer children suspected with ASD to specialists. The conceptual framework is discussed based on social cognitive theory (SCT) and the health belief model (HBM). The conceptual framework emphasizes the need for preschool teachers to be educated in ASD via an educational module that could increase teachers’ self-efficacy in identifying children with ASD. Besides, knowledge in ASD, belief in ASD, and identification skills are also necessary variables for building the educational module. The educational module is useful for guiding future research on preschool teachers’ identification of children with any disability, one of which is ASD, and subsequent specialist referral at an early stage. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Attitude to Disability, Autism, Cognition, Conceptual Framework, Education, Health Belief, Health Care, Health Care Personnel, Human, Interpersonal Communication, Mental Health, Physiotherapist, Psychological Aspect, Questionnaires, Review, School Teacher, Self Concept, Social Behaviour, Social Cognitive Theory, Social Interactions, Social Stigma, Teaching, Training}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Recently, the identification and detection of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become an essential issue under ASD intervention services. The high percentage of ASD among children requires preschool teachers to recognizse children’s abnormal development and identify them at an early stage, followed by referral to specialists. Therefore, this identification calls for a specific ability among preschool teachers, identified as knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy (KBISSE). This conceptual framework aims to utilize the current literature to present a discussion on preschool teachers’ KBISSE in identifying children with ASD and making decisions to refer children suspected with ASD to specialists. The conceptual framework is discussed based on social cognitive theory (SCT) and the health belief model (HBM). The conceptual framework emphasizes the need for preschool teachers to be educated in ASD via an educational module that could increase teachers’ self-efficacy in identifying children with ASD. Besides, knowledge in ASD, belief in ASD, and identification skills are also necessary variables for building the educational module. The educational module is useful for guiding future research on preschool teachers’ identification of children with any disability, one of which is ASD, and subsequent specialist referral at an early stage. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
2019 |
Adib, N A N; Ibrahim, M I; Rahman, A A; Bakar, R S; Yahaya, N A; Hussin, S; Mansor, Wan W N A Predictors of caregivers’ satisfaction with the management of children with autism spectrum disorder: A study at multiple levels of health care Journal Article International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (10), 2019, ISSN: 16617827, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Care, Children, Comorbidity, Consultation, Controlled Study, Cross-Sectional Study, Female, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Care System, Health Service, Health Worker, Human, Job Satisfaction, Kelantan, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Male, Management, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Occupational Therapy, Parent Satisfaction Scale Questionnaire, Perception, Personal Satisfaction, Primary Health Care, Primary Medical Care, Psychology, Questionnaires, Satisfaction, Secondary Health Care, Speech Therapy, Surveys, Tertiary Health Care, West Malaysia @article{Adib2019, title = {Predictors of caregivers’ satisfaction with the management of children with autism spectrum disorder: A study at multiple levels of health care}, author = {N A N Adib and M I Ibrahim and A A Rahman and R S Bakar and N A Yahaya and S Hussin and W N A Wan Mansor}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066861959&doi=10.3390%2fijerph16101684&partnerID=40&md5=7f7b4ccd7484a6dcc6e2f03375b1ffb7}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph16101684}, issn = {16617827}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, volume = {16}, number = {10}, publisher = {MDPI AG}, abstract = {Background: Caregivers are the initial gatekeepers in the health care management of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the factors associated with caregivers’ satisfaction with different levels of health care services in managing children with ASD in Kelantan. The satisfaction scores of 227 main caregivers of confirmed ASD children were assessed with a modified Parent Satisfaction Scale (PSS) questionnaire. Results: The analysis showed that caregivers who waited longer for a doctor’s consultation in primary care had a reduced PSS score, whereas caregivers who were satisfied with the waiting time in primary care had higher PSS scores. At the secondary care level, caregivers who possessed at least a diploma had reduced PSS scores, whereas caregivers who were satisfied with both doctors’ consultation times and occupational therapy appointments had higher PSS scores. At the tertiary care level, caregivers with an underlying medical problem and who had children undergoing occupational therapy for two months or more had reduced PSS scores. Nevertheless, the analysis showed that caregivers who were concerned with their children’s sleeping problems, who had been informed about parental support, who were satisfied with speech and occupational therapy appointments, who were satisfied with waiting times at tertiary care clinics, and who were satisfied with their doctor’s knowledge and experience had higher PSS scores. Conclusions: This study elucidated the importance of understanding caregivers’ satisfaction in attaining care for their ASD children and highlighted the need to promote factors that would increase caregivers’ satisfaction with current ASD services. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Care, Children, Comorbidity, Consultation, Controlled Study, Cross-Sectional Study, Female, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Care System, Health Service, Health Worker, Human, Job Satisfaction, Kelantan, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Male, Management, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Occupational Therapy, Parent Satisfaction Scale Questionnaire, Perception, Personal Satisfaction, Primary Health Care, Primary Medical Care, Psychology, Questionnaires, Satisfaction, Secondary Health Care, Speech Therapy, Surveys, Tertiary Health Care, West Malaysia}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Background: Caregivers are the initial gatekeepers in the health care management of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the factors associated with caregivers’ satisfaction with different levels of health care services in managing children with ASD in Kelantan. The satisfaction scores of 227 main caregivers of confirmed ASD children were assessed with a modified Parent Satisfaction Scale (PSS) questionnaire. Results: The analysis showed that caregivers who waited longer for a doctor’s consultation in primary care had a reduced PSS score, whereas caregivers who were satisfied with the waiting time in primary care had higher PSS scores. At the secondary care level, caregivers who possessed at least a diploma had reduced PSS scores, whereas caregivers who were satisfied with both doctors’ consultation times and occupational therapy appointments had higher PSS scores. At the tertiary care level, caregivers with an underlying medical problem and who had children undergoing occupational therapy for two months or more had reduced PSS scores. Nevertheless, the analysis showed that caregivers who were concerned with their children’s sleeping problems, who had been informed about parental support, who were satisfied with speech and occupational therapy appointments, who were satisfied with waiting times at tertiary care clinics, and who were satisfied with their doctor’s knowledge and experience had higher PSS scores. Conclusions: This study elucidated the importance of understanding caregivers’ satisfaction in attaining care for their ASD children and highlighted the need to promote factors that would increase caregivers’ satisfaction with current ASD services. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
2018 |
Adib, N A N; Ibrahim, M I; Rahman, A A; Bakar, R S; Yahaya, N A; Hussin, S; Arifin, W N International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (11), 2018, ISSN: 16617827, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Care, Child Parent Relation, Children, Cross-Sectional Study, Factor Analysis, Female, Guideline, Health Personnel Attitude, Health Service, Health Worker, Human, Kelantan, Likelihood Functions, Likert Scale, Malaysia, Male, Maximum Likelihood Analysis, Mental Health, Mental Health Service, Parents, Parents Satisfaction Scale Malay Version, Personal Satisfaction, Practice Guideline, Psychological Rating Scale, Psychology, Publication, Questionnaires, Reproducibility, Reproducibility of Results, Satisfaction, Statistical Model, Statistics, Surveys, Tertiary Care Center, Translations, Validation Study, West Malaysia @article{Adib2018, title = {Translation and validation of the malay version of the parents’ satisfaction scale (Pss-m) for assessment of caregivers’ satisfaction with health care services for children with autism spectrum disorder}, author = {N A N Adib and M I Ibrahim and A A Rahman and R S Bakar and N A Yahaya and S Hussin and W N Arifin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056090545&doi=10.3390%2fijerph15112455&partnerID=40&md5=53650806d46343cc3e95c9b30442f79c}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph15112455}, issn = {16617827}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, volume = {15}, number = {11}, publisher = {MDPI AG}, abstract = {Background: A Malay version of Parent Satisfaction Scale (PSS-M) is needed to investigate the factors contributing to the Malay caregivers’ satisfaction with health care management for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of the study is to translate and validate the questionnaire to assess the caregivers’ satisfaction on health care services. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 caregivers of children with ASD aged between 2 and 17 years old that received treatment at two tertiary care centres in Kelantan. Permission to use the original version of the PSS questionnaire was obtained. The original English version of the PSS was translated into a Malay version following the 10 steps proposed by an established guideline. Pre-testing of the PSS was carried out with 30 caregivers before confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was established using 110 caregivers. They were asked to assess their understanding of the questionnaire. The one-dimensional questionnaire consists of 11 items, including staff attitudes, availability of staff, supportiveness, and helpfulness. The 5-point Likert scale provided ratings from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Confirmatory factor analysis was performed using a robust maximum likelihood estimator. Results: The analysis showed model fit data with good reliability. Conclusion: The PSS-M shows overall model fitness based on specific indices, with good construct validity and excellent absolute reliability to determine the satisfaction level of caregivers of children with ASD with respect to health care services. © 2018, MDPI AG. All rights reserved.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Caregiver, Child Care, Child Parent Relation, Children, Cross-Sectional Study, Factor Analysis, Female, Guideline, Health Personnel Attitude, Health Service, Health Worker, Human, Kelantan, Likelihood Functions, Likert Scale, Malaysia, Male, Maximum Likelihood Analysis, Mental Health, Mental Health Service, Parents, Parents Satisfaction Scale Malay Version, Personal Satisfaction, Practice Guideline, Psychological Rating Scale, Psychology, Publication, Questionnaires, Reproducibility, Reproducibility of Results, Satisfaction, Statistical Model, Statistics, Surveys, Tertiary Care Center, Translations, Validation Study, West Malaysia}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Background: A Malay version of Parent Satisfaction Scale (PSS-M) is needed to investigate the factors contributing to the Malay caregivers’ satisfaction with health care management for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of the study is to translate and validate the questionnaire to assess the caregivers’ satisfaction on health care services. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 caregivers of children with ASD aged between 2 and 17 years old that received treatment at two tertiary care centres in Kelantan. Permission to use the original version of the PSS questionnaire was obtained. The original English version of the PSS was translated into a Malay version following the 10 steps proposed by an established guideline. Pre-testing of the PSS was carried out with 30 caregivers before confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was established using 110 caregivers. They were asked to assess their understanding of the questionnaire. The one-dimensional questionnaire consists of 11 items, including staff attitudes, availability of staff, supportiveness, and helpfulness. The 5-point Likert scale provided ratings from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Confirmatory factor analysis was performed using a robust maximum likelihood estimator. Results: The analysis showed model fit data with good reliability. Conclusion: The PSS-M shows overall model fitness based on specific indices, with good construct validity and excellent absolute reliability to determine the satisfaction level of caregivers of children with ASD with respect to health care services. © 2018, MDPI AG. All rights reserved. |
2017 |
Charara, R; Forouzanfar, M; Naghavi, M; Moradi-Lakeh, M; Afshin, A; Vos, T; Daoud, F; Wang, H; Bcheraoui, C E; Khalil, I; Hamadeh, R R; Khosravi, A; Rahimi-Movaghar, V; Khader, Y; Al-Hamad, N; Obermeyer, C M; Rafay, A; Asghar, R; Rana, S M; Shaheen, A; Abu-Rmeileh, N M E; Husseini, A; Abu-Raddad, L J; Khoja, T; Rayess, Z A A; AlBuhairan, F S; Hsairi, M; Alomari, M A; Ali, R; Roshandel, G; Terkawi, A S; Hamidi, S; Refaat, A H; Westerman, R; Kiadaliri, A A; Akanda, A S; Ali, S D; Bacha, U; Badawi, A; Bazargan-Hejazi, S; Faghmous, I A D; Fereshtehnejad, S -M; Fischer, F; Jonas, J B; Defo, B K; Mehari, A; Omer, S B; Pourmalek, F; Uthman, O A; Mokdad, A A; Maalouf, F T; Abd-Allah, F; Akseer, N; Arya, D; Borschmann, R; Brazinova, A; Brugha, T S; Catala-Lopez, F; Degenhardt, L; Ferrari, A; Haro, J M; Horino, M; Hornberger, J C; Huang, H; Kieling, C; Kim, D; Kim, Y; Knudsen, A K; Mitchell, P B; Patton, G; Sagar, R; Satpathy, M; Savuon, K; Seedat, S; Shiue, I; Skogen, J C; Stein, D J; Tabb, K M; Whiteford, H A; Yip, P; Yonemoto, N; Murray, C J L; Mokdad, A H The burden of mental disorders in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013 Journal Article PLoS ONE, 12 (1), 2017, ISSN: 19326203, (cited By 30). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 80 and Over, Adolescent, Adult, Age, Age Factors, Aged, Anxiety Disorder, Article, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Children, Conduct Disorder, Depression, Elderly People, Female, Global Health, Groups by Age, Health Status, Highest Income Group, Human, Infant, Intellectual Impairment, Kuwait, Life Expectancy, Major Clinical Study, Male, Mediterranean Region, Mental Disease, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Service, Middle Aged, Middle Income Group, Mortality, Newborn, Palestine, Premature Mortality, Preschool, Preschool Child, Prevalence, Qatar, Quality Adjusted Life Year, Schizophrenia, Sex Difference, Sex Factors, Southern Europe, Time Factor, Time Factors, United Arab Emirates, Young Adult @article{Charara2017, title = {The burden of mental disorders in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013}, author = {R Charara and M Forouzanfar and M Naghavi and M Moradi-Lakeh and A Afshin and T Vos and F Daoud and H Wang and C E Bcheraoui and I Khalil and R R Hamadeh and A Khosravi and V Rahimi-Movaghar and Y Khader and N Al-Hamad and C M Obermeyer and A Rafay and R Asghar and S M Rana and A Shaheen and N M E Abu-Rmeileh and A Husseini and L J Abu-Raddad and T Khoja and Z A A Rayess and F S AlBuhairan and M Hsairi and M A Alomari and R Ali and G Roshandel and A S Terkawi and S Hamidi and A H Refaat and R Westerman and A A Kiadaliri and A S Akanda and S D Ali and U Bacha and A Badawi and S Bazargan-Hejazi and I A D Faghmous and S -M Fereshtehnejad and F Fischer and J B Jonas and B K Defo and A Mehari and S B Omer and F Pourmalek and O A Uthman and A A Mokdad and F T Maalouf and F Abd-Allah and N Akseer and D Arya and R Borschmann and A Brazinova and T S Brugha and F Catala-Lopez and L Degenhardt and A Ferrari and J M Haro and M Horino and J C Hornberger and H Huang and C Kieling and D Kim and Y Kim and A K Knudsen and P B Mitchell and G Patton and R Sagar and M Satpathy and K Savuon and S Seedat and I Shiue and J C Skogen and D J Stein and K M Tabb and H A Whiteford and P Yip and N Yonemoto and C J L Murray and A H Mokdad}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009892168&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0169575&partnerID=40&md5=471830ec1239e37c6fc4681bed5698f6}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0169575}, issn = {19326203}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {12}, number = {1}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, abstract = {The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is witnessing an increase in chronic disorders, including mental illness. With ongoing unrest, this is expected to rise. This is the first study to quantify the burden of mental disorders in the EMR. We used data from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) 2013. DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) allow assessment of both premature mortality (years of life lost-YLLs) and nonfatal outcomes (years lived with disability-YLDs). DALYs are computed by adding YLLs and YLDs for each age-sex-country group. In 2013, mental disorders contributed to 5.6% of the total disease burden in the EMR (1894 DALYS/100,000 population): 2519 DALYS/100,000 (2590/100,000 males, 2426/100,000 females) in high-income countries, 1884 DALYS/100,000 (1618/100,000 males, 2157/100,000 females) in middle-income countries, 1607 DALYS/100,000 (1500/100,000 males, 1717/100,000 females) in low-income countries. Females had a greater proportion of burden due to mental disorders than did males of equivalent ages, except for those under 15 years of age. The highest proportion of DALYs occurred in the 25-49 age group, with a peak in the 35-39 years age group (5344 DALYs/100,000). The burden of mental disorders Burden of Mental Disorders in EMR PLOS ONE in EMR increased from 1726 DALYs/100,000 in 1990 to 1912 DALYs/100,000 in 2013 (10.8% increase). Within the mental disorders group in EMR, depressive disorders accounted for most DALYs, followed by anxiety disorders. Among EMR countries, Palestine had the largest burden of mental disorders. Nearly all EMR countries had a higher mental disorder burden compared to the global level. Our findings call for EMR ministries of health to increase provision of mental health services and to address the stigma of mental illness. Moreover, our results showing the accelerating burden of mental health are alarming as the region is seeing an increased level of instability. Indeed, mental health problems, if not properly addressed, will lead to an increased burden of diseases in the region. © 2017 Charara et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.}, note = {cited By 30}, keywords = {80 and Over, Adolescent, Adult, Age, Age Factors, Aged, Anxiety Disorder, Article, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Children, Conduct Disorder, Depression, Elderly People, Female, Global Health, Groups by Age, Health Status, Highest Income Group, Human, Infant, Intellectual Impairment, Kuwait, Life Expectancy, Major Clinical Study, Male, Mediterranean Region, Mental Disease, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Service, Middle Aged, Middle Income Group, Mortality, Newborn, Palestine, Premature Mortality, Preschool, Preschool Child, Prevalence, Qatar, Quality Adjusted Life Year, Schizophrenia, Sex Difference, Sex Factors, Southern Europe, Time Factor, Time Factors, United Arab Emirates, Young Adult}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is witnessing an increase in chronic disorders, including mental illness. With ongoing unrest, this is expected to rise. This is the first study to quantify the burden of mental disorders in the EMR. We used data from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) 2013. DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) allow assessment of both premature mortality (years of life lost-YLLs) and nonfatal outcomes (years lived with disability-YLDs). DALYs are computed by adding YLLs and YLDs for each age-sex-country group. In 2013, mental disorders contributed to 5.6% of the total disease burden in the EMR (1894 DALYS/100,000 population): 2519 DALYS/100,000 (2590/100,000 males, 2426/100,000 females) in high-income countries, 1884 DALYS/100,000 (1618/100,000 males, 2157/100,000 females) in middle-income countries, 1607 DALYS/100,000 (1500/100,000 males, 1717/100,000 females) in low-income countries. Females had a greater proportion of burden due to mental disorders than did males of equivalent ages, except for those under 15 years of age. The highest proportion of DALYs occurred in the 25-49 age group, with a peak in the 35-39 years age group (5344 DALYs/100,000). The burden of mental disorders Burden of Mental Disorders in EMR PLOS ONE in EMR increased from 1726 DALYs/100,000 in 1990 to 1912 DALYs/100,000 in 2013 (10.8% increase). Within the mental disorders group in EMR, depressive disorders accounted for most DALYs, followed by anxiety disorders. Among EMR countries, Palestine had the largest burden of mental disorders. Nearly all EMR countries had a higher mental disorder burden compared to the global level. Our findings call for EMR ministries of health to increase provision of mental health services and to address the stigma of mental illness. Moreover, our results showing the accelerating burden of mental health are alarming as the region is seeing an increased level of instability. Indeed, mental health problems, if not properly addressed, will lead to an increased burden of diseases in the region. © 2017 Charara et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
2016 |
Sheppard, E; Pillai, D; Wong, G T -L; Ropar, D; Mitchell, P How Easy is it to Read the Minds of People with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Journal Article Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46 (4), pp. 1247-1254, 2016, ISSN: 01623257, (cited By 37). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Decision Making, Emotion, Facial Expression, Female, Human, Male, Mental Health, Nonverbal Communication, Pathophysiology, Priority Journal, Psychology, Video Recording, Young Adult @article{Sheppard20161247, title = {How Easy is it to Read the Minds of People with Autism Spectrum Disorder?}, author = {E Sheppard and D Pillai and G T -L Wong and D Ropar and P Mitchell}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961215349&doi=10.1007%2fs10803-015-2662-8&partnerID=40&md5=d39b6bdebe3c2f33e304eb4d4c09b6fd}, doi = {10.1007/s10803-015-2662-8}, issn = {01623257}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders}, volume = {46}, number = {4}, pages = {1247-1254}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {How well can neurotypical adults’ interpret mental states in people with ASD? ‘Targets’ (ASD and neurotypical) reactions to four events were video-recorded then shown to neurotypical participants whose task was to identify which event the target had experienced. In study 1 participants were more successful for neurotypical than ASD targets. In study 2, participants rated ASD targets equally expressive as neurotypical targets for three of the events, while in study 3 participants gave different verbal descriptions of the reactions of ASD and neurotypical targets. It thus seems people with ASD react differently but not less expressively to events. Because neurotypicals are ineffective in interpreting the behaviour of those with ASD, this could contribute to the social difficulties in ASD. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.}, note = {cited By 37}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Article, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Decision Making, Emotion, Facial Expression, Female, Human, Male, Mental Health, Nonverbal Communication, Pathophysiology, Priority Journal, Psychology, Video Recording, Young Adult}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } How well can neurotypical adults’ interpret mental states in people with ASD? ‘Targets’ (ASD and neurotypical) reactions to four events were video-recorded then shown to neurotypical participants whose task was to identify which event the target had experienced. In study 1 participants were more successful for neurotypical than ASD targets. In study 2, participants rated ASD targets equally expressive as neurotypical targets for three of the events, while in study 3 participants gave different verbal descriptions of the reactions of ASD and neurotypical targets. It thus seems people with ASD react differently but not less expressively to events. Because neurotypicals are ineffective in interpreting the behaviour of those with ASD, this could contribute to the social difficulties in ASD. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. |
2015 |
Siah, P -C; Tan, S -H Sense of coherence and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD in Malaysia Journal Article International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 14 (1), pp. 59-66, 2015, ISSN: 21911231, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adult, Age, Article, Autism, Children, Comprehension, Education, Employment, Environmental Factor, Female, Gender, Han Chinese, Health, Housewife, Human, Income, Indian, Major Clinical Study, Malay, Malaysia, Male, Marriage, Mental Health, Parental Attitude, Pensioner, Psychological Aspect, Quality of Life, Religion, Sampling, Sense of Coherence, Social Interactions @article{Siah201559, title = {Sense of coherence and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD in Malaysia}, author = {P -C Siah and S -H Tan}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922567900&doi=10.1515%2fijdhd-2013-0039&partnerID=40&md5=a909c24c26550aebe2c8922063d70001}, doi = {10.1515/ijdhd-2013-0039}, issn = {21911231}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {International Journal on Disability and Human Development}, volume = {14}, number = {1}, pages = {59-66}, publisher = {Walter de Gruyter GmbH}, abstract = {Studies have shown that most parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face more stress and have a poorer quality of life (QoL) than other parents. Nonetheless, there are still some parents of children with ASD who are able to maintain or even improve their QoL. This study is aimed to explore the relationship between SoC and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD. Method: A total of 96 parents of children with ASD were invited to participate using a purposive sampling method. Results: The results suggested that participants in the high SoC group had better QoL in the four domains than those in the low SoC group. More importantly, not all types of SoC were relevant to QoL. Comprehensibility was relevant to all the four QoL domains and manageability was relevant to physical and psychological health, while meaningfulness was not relevant to any of the QoL domains. Conclusions: NGOs may improve the QoL of these parents by providing trainings to improve their SOC, especially in comprehensibility and manageability. © 2015 by De Gruyter.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Adult, Age, Article, Autism, Children, Comprehension, Education, Employment, Environmental Factor, Female, Gender, Han Chinese, Health, Housewife, Human, Income, Indian, Major Clinical Study, Malay, Malaysia, Male, Marriage, Mental Health, Parental Attitude, Pensioner, Psychological Aspect, Quality of Life, Religion, Sampling, Sense of Coherence, Social Interactions}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Studies have shown that most parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face more stress and have a poorer quality of life (QoL) than other parents. Nonetheless, there are still some parents of children with ASD who are able to maintain or even improve their QoL. This study is aimed to explore the relationship between SoC and WHOQoL among parents of children with ASD. Method: A total of 96 parents of children with ASD were invited to participate using a purposive sampling method. Results: The results suggested that participants in the high SoC group had better QoL in the four domains than those in the low SoC group. More importantly, not all types of SoC were relevant to QoL. Comprehensibility was relevant to all the four QoL domains and manageability was relevant to physical and psychological health, while meaningfulness was not relevant to any of the QoL domains. Conclusions: NGOs may improve the QoL of these parents by providing trainings to improve their SOC, especially in comprehensibility and manageability. © 2015 by De Gruyter. |
2011 |
Freeth, M; Ropar, D; Mitchell, P; Chapman, P; Loher, S Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (3), pp. 364-371, 2011, ISSN: 01623257, (cited By 21). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Article, Association, Attention, Autism, Child Development Disorders, Children, Clinical Article, Controlled Study, Cues, Emotion, Eye Fixation, Eye Movement, Eye Tracking, Female, Gaze, Human, Intelligence Quotient, Male, Mental Function, Mental Health, Perception, Pervasive, Photic Stimulation, Photostimulation, Priority Journal, Psychological Aspect, School Child, Social Aspect, Social Perception, Stimulus Response, Verbal Communication, Vision, Visual Perception, Visual Stimulation @article{Freeth2011364, title = {Brief report: How adolescents with ASD process social information in complex scenes. Combining evidence from eye movements and verbal descriptions}, author = {M Freeth and D Ropar and P Mitchell and P Chapman and S Loher}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79956006659&doi=10.1007%2fs10803-010-1053-4&partnerID=40&md5=35b5c8dd813f7eab2963b27081f11e78}, doi = {10.1007/s10803-010-1053-4}, issn = {01623257}, year = {2011}, date = {2011-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders}, volume = {41}, number = {3}, pages = {364-371}, abstract = {We investigated attention, encoding and processing of social aspects of complex photographic scenes. Twenty-four high-functioning adolescents (aged 11-16) with ASD and 24 typically developing matched control participants viewed and then described a series of scenes, each containing a person. Analyses of eye movements and verbal descriptions provided converging evidence that both groups displayed general interest in the person in each scene but the salience of the person was reduced for the ASD participants. Nevertheless, the verbal descriptions revealed that participants with ASD frequently processed the observed person's emotion or mental state without prompting. They also often mentioned eye-gaze direction, and there was evidence from eye movements and verbal descriptions that gaze was followed accurately. The combination of evidence from eye movements and verbal descriptions provides a rich insight into the way stimuli are processed overall. The merits of using these methods within the same paradigm are discussed. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.}, note = {cited By 21}, keywords = {Adolescent, Article, Association, Attention, Autism, Child Development Disorders, Children, Clinical Article, Controlled Study, Cues, Emotion, Eye Fixation, Eye Movement, Eye Tracking, Female, Gaze, Human, Intelligence Quotient, Male, Mental Function, Mental Health, Perception, Pervasive, Photic Stimulation, Photostimulation, Priority Journal, Psychological Aspect, School Child, Social Aspect, Social Perception, Stimulus Response, Verbal Communication, Vision, Visual Perception, Visual Stimulation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } We investigated attention, encoding and processing of social aspects of complex photographic scenes. Twenty-four high-functioning adolescents (aged 11-16) with ASD and 24 typically developing matched control participants viewed and then described a series of scenes, each containing a person. Analyses of eye movements and verbal descriptions provided converging evidence that both groups displayed general interest in the person in each scene but the salience of the person was reduced for the ASD participants. Nevertheless, the verbal descriptions revealed that participants with ASD frequently processed the observed person's emotion or mental state without prompting. They also often mentioned eye-gaze direction, and there was evidence from eye movements and verbal descriptions that gaze was followed accurately. The combination of evidence from eye movements and verbal descriptions provides a rich insight into the way stimuli are processed overall. The merits of using these methods within the same paradigm are discussed. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010. |
2010 |
Sheppard, E; Ropar, D; Underwood, G; Loon, Van E Brief report: Driving hazard perception in autism Journal Article Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40 (4), pp. 504-508, 2010, ISSN: 01623257, (cited By 42). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Adult, Article, Association, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Automobile Driving, Car Driving, Case-Control Studies, Clinical Article, Controlled Study, Hazard Assessment, Human, Information Processing, Intelligence Quotient, Male, Mental Health, Motor Dysfunction, Neuropsychological Tests, Perception, Photic Stimulation, Priority Journal, Reaction Time, Social Perception, Traffic Accident, Traffic Safety, Visual Impairment, Visual Perception, Visual Stimulation, Young Adult @article{Sheppard2010504, title = {Brief report: Driving hazard perception in autism}, author = {E Sheppard and D Ropar and G Underwood and E Van Loon}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77954458984&doi=10.1007%2fs10803-009-0890-5&partnerID=40&md5=f0036a737ebb461359baf1bd8b388b23}, doi = {10.1007/s10803-009-0890-5}, issn = {01623257}, year = {2010}, date = {2010-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders}, volume = {40}, number = {4}, pages = {504-508}, abstract = {This study investigated whether individuals with ASD (autistic spectrum disorders) are able to identify driving hazards, given their difficulties processing social information, Klin et al. (Archives of General Psychiatry 59: 809-816, 2002). Twenty-three adult males with ASD and 21 comparison participants viewed 10 video clips containing driving hazards. In half of the clips the source of the hazard was a visible person (social); in the other half the source was a car (non-social). Participants with ASD identified fewer social hazards than the comparison participants (U = 163.00}, note = {cited By 42}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Article, Association, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Automobile Driving, Car Driving, Case-Control Studies, Clinical Article, Controlled Study, Hazard Assessment, Human, Information Processing, Intelligence Quotient, Male, Mental Health, Motor Dysfunction, Neuropsychological Tests, Perception, Photic Stimulation, Priority Journal, Reaction Time, Social Perception, Traffic Accident, Traffic Safety, Visual Impairment, Visual Perception, Visual Stimulation, Young Adult}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This study investigated whether individuals with ASD (autistic spectrum disorders) are able to identify driving hazards, given their difficulties processing social information, Klin et al. (Archives of General Psychiatry 59: 809-816, 2002). Twenty-three adult males with ASD and 21 comparison participants viewed 10 video clips containing driving hazards. In half of the clips the source of the hazard was a visible person (social); in the other half the source was a car (non-social). Participants with ASD identified fewer social hazards than the comparison participants (U = 163.00 |
Patel, V; Maj, M; Flisher, A J; Silva, De M J; Koschorke, M; Prince, M; Tempier, R; Riba, M B; Sanchez, M; Campodonico, F D; Risco, L; Gask, L; Wahlberg, H; Roca, M; Lecic-Tosevski, D; Soghoyan, A; Moussaoui, D; Baddoura, C; Adeyemi, J; Rataemane, S; Jalili, S A; Mohandas, E; Shinfuku, N; Freidin, J; Stagnaro, J C; Puig, I J; Kirkby, K; Musalek, M; Ismayilov, N; Rabbani, G; Harvey, S; Sabbe, B; Noya-Tapia, N; Burgic-Radmanovic, M; Hetem, L A; Vasconcellos, F; Maass, J; Miranda, C; Papaneophytou, N; Raboch, J; Fink-Jensen, A; Okasha, A; Korkeila, J; Guelfi, J D; Schneider, F; Ohene, S; Christodoulou, G; Soldatos, C R; Barrera, S K E Q; Mendoza, M; Kallivayalil, R A; Gudarzi, S S; Lafta, M R; Bassi, M; Clerici, M; Gibson, R; Kojima, T; Nurmagambetova, S; Cho, S -C; Kadyrova, T; Mikati, N; Bajraktarov, S; Yen, T H; Ayushjav, B; Stevovic, L I; Molina, J S S; Gureje, O; Johannessen, J O; Chaudhry, H R; Al-Ashhab, B; Araszkiewicz, A; Prelipceanu, D; Krasnov, V; Bogdanov, A; Jasovic-Gasic, M; Vavrusova, L; Pregelj, P; Liria, A F; Abdelrahman, A; Udomratn, P; Ulas, H; Gokaip, P; Kigozi, F N; Richardson, G Reducing the treatment gap for mental disorders: A WPA survey Journal Article World Psychiatry, 9 (3), pp. 169-176, 2010, ISSN: 17238617, (cited By 127). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anxiety Disorder, Article, Atomoxetine, Atypical Antipsychotic Agent, Autism, Benzodiazepine, Bipolar Disorder, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Cholinesterase Inhibitor, Cognitive Therapy, Community Mental Health Center, Conduct Disorder, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Dementia, Depression, Evidence-based Practice, Family, Family Therapy, Haloperidol, Health Care, Health Care Access, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Personnel, Health Practitioner, Health Survey, Help Seeking Behavior, Home Mental Health Care, Human, Hyperkinesia, Long Term Care, Lowest Income Group, Mental Deficiency, Mental Disease, Mental Health, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Service, Nootropic Agent, Open Ended Questionnaire, Outcome Assessment, Patient Compliance, Personality Disorder, Practice Guideline, Priority Journal, Psychiatry, Psychoeducation, Psychotherapy, Schizophrenia, Serotonin Noradrenalin Reuptake Inhibitor, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor, Substance Abuse, Therapy, Therapy Delay, Tricyclic Antidepressant Agent, World Health Organization @article{Patel2010169, title = {Reducing the treatment gap for mental disorders: A WPA survey}, author = {V Patel and M Maj and A J Flisher and M J De Silva and M Koschorke and M Prince and R Tempier and M B Riba and M Sanchez and F D Campodonico and L Risco and L Gask and H Wahlberg and M Roca and D Lecic-Tosevski and A Soghoyan and D Moussaoui and C Baddoura and J Adeyemi and S Rataemane and S A Jalili and E Mohandas and N Shinfuku and J Freidin and J C Stagnaro and I J Puig and K Kirkby and M Musalek and N Ismayilov and G Rabbani and S Harvey and B Sabbe and N Noya-Tapia and M Burgic-Radmanovic and L A Hetem and F Vasconcellos and J Maass and C Miranda and N Papaneophytou and J Raboch and A Fink-Jensen and A Okasha and J Korkeila and J D Guelfi and F Schneider and S Ohene and G Christodoulou and C R Soldatos and S K E Q Barrera and M Mendoza and R A Kallivayalil and S S Gudarzi and M R Lafta and M Bassi and M Clerici and R Gibson and T Kojima and S Nurmagambetova and S -C Cho and T Kadyrova and N Mikati and S Bajraktarov and T H Yen and B Ayushjav and L I Stevovic and J S S Molina and O Gureje and J O Johannessen and H R Chaudhry and B Al-Ashhab and A Araszkiewicz and D Prelipceanu and V Krasnov and A Bogdanov and M Jasovic-Gasic and L Vavrusova and P Pregelj and A F Liria and A Abdelrahman and P Udomratn and H Ulas and P Gokaip and F N Kigozi and G Richardson}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79851492757&doi=10.1002%2fj.2051-5545.2010.tb00305.x&partnerID=40&md5=ebf47e1e84f22271aea10a73c93e9892}, doi = {10.1002/j.2051-5545.2010.tb00305.x}, issn = {17238617}, year = {2010}, date = {2010-01-01}, journal = {World Psychiatry}, volume = {9}, number = {3}, pages = {169-176}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd}, abstract = {The treatment gap for people with mental disorders exceeds 50% in all countries of the world, approaching astonishingly high rates of 90% in the least resourced countries. We report the findings of the first systematic survey of leaders of psychiatry in nearly 60 countries on the strategies for reducing the treatment gap. We sought to elicit the views of these representatives on the roles of different human resources and health care settings in delivering care and on the importance of a range of strategies to increase the coverage of evidence-based treatments for priority mental disorders for each demographic stage (childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age). Our findings clearly indicate three strategies for reducing the treatment gap: increasing the numbers of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; increasing the involvement of a range of appropriately trained non-specialist providers; and the active involvement of people affected by mental disorders. This is true for both high income and low/middle income countries, though relatively of more importance in the latter. We view this survey as a critically important first step in ascertaining the position of psychiatrists, one of the most influential stakeholder communities in global mental health, in addressing the global challenge of scaling up mental health services to reduce the treatment gap.}, note = {cited By 127}, keywords = {Anxiety Disorder, Article, Atomoxetine, Atypical Antipsychotic Agent, Autism, Benzodiazepine, Bipolar Disorder, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Cholinesterase Inhibitor, Cognitive Therapy, Community Mental Health Center, Conduct Disorder, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Dementia, Depression, Evidence-based Practice, Family, Family Therapy, Haloperidol, Health Care, Health Care Access, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Personnel, Health Practitioner, Health Survey, Help Seeking Behavior, Home Mental Health Care, Human, Hyperkinesia, Long Term Care, Lowest Income Group, Mental Deficiency, Mental Disease, Mental Health, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Service, Nootropic Agent, Open Ended Questionnaire, Outcome Assessment, Patient Compliance, Personality Disorder, Practice Guideline, Priority Journal, Psychiatry, Psychoeducation, Psychotherapy, Schizophrenia, Serotonin Noradrenalin Reuptake Inhibitor, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor, Substance Abuse, Therapy, Therapy Delay, Tricyclic Antidepressant Agent, World Health Organization}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The treatment gap for people with mental disorders exceeds 50% in all countries of the world, approaching astonishingly high rates of 90% in the least resourced countries. We report the findings of the first systematic survey of leaders of psychiatry in nearly 60 countries on the strategies for reducing the treatment gap. We sought to elicit the views of these representatives on the roles of different human resources and health care settings in delivering care and on the importance of a range of strategies to increase the coverage of evidence-based treatments for priority mental disorders for each demographic stage (childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age). Our findings clearly indicate three strategies for reducing the treatment gap: increasing the numbers of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; increasing the involvement of a range of appropriately trained non-specialist providers; and the active involvement of people affected by mental disorders. This is true for both high income and low/middle income countries, though relatively of more importance in the latter. We view this survey as a critically important first step in ascertaining the position of psychiatrists, one of the most influential stakeholder communities in global mental health, in addressing the global challenge of scaling up mental health services to reduce the treatment gap. |