Psycho-Oncology
August 1, 2026
Hui Kou, Qiye Li, Xiaomei Hu et al.
Objectives: To examine whether a brief mindfulness training program was associated with changes in depressive symptoms among female patients with cancer, to explore potential psychological processes related to symptom change, and to examine differences in pre-to post-training changes according to baseline psychological risk profiles. Methods: This exploratory non-randomized controlled study...
PLoS Medicine
April 1, 2026
Yifan Li, Vivien Kin Yi Chan, Mark Jit et al.
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD), defined as failure to respond to at least two adequately administered antidepressant (AD) regimens, imposes major clinical and economic burdens. Esketamine nasal spray offers rapid antidepressant clinical effects, yet previous evaluations compared it only with unrealistic comparators such as AD monotherapy. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of...
European Psychiatry
April 1, 2025
Yijun Li, H.F. Sit, Yut-Lin Wong et al.
Introduction Nightmares have been linked to childhood trauma and an increased risk for mental health problems, such as depression. Meanwhile, there is a high comrobdity of nightmares and insomnia. Yet relatively few studies have compared the clinical presentations of nightmares in different clinical groups. Additionally, considering the close association between childhood trauma, insomnia, and...
European Journal of Cancer Care
2025
Zhuorong Xiang, Xue Li, You-Jia Ma
Background: This study aims to specifically review the efficacy of mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs) for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Journal of Psychiatric Research
November 1, 2023
Hui Kou, Wei Luo, Xinnan Liu et al.
11 citations
Mindfulness training has been shown to improve emotional symptoms such as anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, its cognitive-behavioral mechanism is still unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of mindfulness training on attention to emotional faces and its role in the improvement in emotional symptoms. Eighty participants were recruited and randomly divided into a...
Journal of physiotherapy
July 2018
Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Xue Li, Christine Hiu Yan Leung et al.
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most prevalent deforming orthopaedic condition; it causes significant disability when spinal curves progress beyond 45deg. Bracing is the primary treatment prescribed for adolescents with an immature skeleton who have spinal curves between 25 and 45deg. New evidence suggests that compliance with bracing significantly decreases the progression of...