https://www.scmp.com/rss/323416/feed Samson Tse is associate dean (undergraduate education) in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Mental Health in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at the University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns have threatened mental health, causing heightened depression and stress, as well as surges in addiction and domestic violence. In Hong Kong, we have experienced social unrest since June last year and have been dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak since the Lunar New Year. As a result, regular mental health care services have been disrupted significantly. Some who are recovering from mental illness no longer keep psychiatric appointments to reduce... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3083457/soften-mental-health-impact-coronavirus-hong-kong-must-take-better?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3083457/soften-mental-health-impact-coronavirus-hong-kong-must-take-better?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2020 01:30:18 +0000 Following recommendations made by the Mental Health Review Report in March, the Hong Kong government announced the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Mental Health last month. The report said, “The review also reaffirms the importance of strengthening community support … enhancing the capacity of health-care professionals at the primary care level, developing public-private partnership, [and] providing more multidisciplinary support in the community as the long-term strategy in the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2124781/hong-kongs-mental-health-policy-must-focus-meaningful-lives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2124781/hong-kongs-mental-health-policy-must-focus-meaningful-lives?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:19:27 +0000 Mental-health-related problems are a chief contributor to the global economic burden of non-communicable diseases due to the loss of productivity, treatment cost and burden of care, with the projected cost surging to US$6 trillion by 2030. In Hong Kong, a citywide study, the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey, was conducted between 2010 and 2013. Of the 5,710 adults aged 16-75 surveyed, more than 13 per cent were estimated to be suffering from common mental disorders, such as depression and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2025995/carers-those-suffering-mental-illness-hong-kong-need-our?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2025995/carers-those-suffering-mental-illness-hong-kong-need-our?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Oct 2016 04:00:43 +0000