The members of mental health research cluster at SWSA composes of social workers, occupational therapist, clinical psychologists, psychologists, psychiatrist, economist, and statistician. We strive to improve our understanding of the conditions for mental wellness and care for people with mental disorders through our impactful research, teaching, and knowledge exchange activities. Over the last five years, collectively, our cluster members have obtained over HK$100 million dollars external funding and published more than 400 peer reviewed research papers and book chapters. Our members also teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in mental health. The members of mental health cluster represent colleagues who are primarily working in the field of mental health albeit there are other colleagues in the Department whose research are related to mental health and wellbeing such as bereavement, family violence.
Should you have any inquries, please contact Prof. Ng S.M. (Group Convenor) at ngsiuman@hku.hk
| Topic | Principal Investigator (PI) / Member | Funding source | Award Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| University graduates’ transitions to post-covid-19 workplaces: The impacts of the pandemic and adjusting to “new normal” work orders, Research and Impact Initiative on Communication in Healthcare- HKU RIICH | Advisory Board Member: Prof. Samson Tse |
Collaborative Research Fund (UGC) | 2023-01 to present |
| Towards a more inclusive Hong Kong: COVID-19, mental well-being, and mitigation strategies for a multicultural elderly community | Project Advisory Committee Member: Prof. Samson Tse |
Advisory Committee on Mental Health (Special Research Initiative Scheme) | 2022-07 to present |
| Web-based single-session growth mindset intervention for adolescent anxiety: A three-arm cluster randomised control trial | Co-investigator: Prof. Samson Tse |
General Research Fund (UGC) |
2022-07 to present |
| Rebuilding life after migration study | Project Advisory Committee Member: Prof. Samson Tse |
Australian Research Council grant | 2021-06 to present |
| ABC, quest for a mechanism: Ambitious behaviour, Bipolar disorder, and Creativity | Principal Investigator: Prof. Samson Tse |
General Research Fund (UGC) |
2020-2024 |
| Evaluation of the Project “Career Empowerment Platform for People of Differences” | Principal Investigator: Prof. Siu Man Ng |
Lee Hysan Foundation / DiD HK Limited (HK$75,000) | 2016 – 2020 |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Holistic Support Programme on Mental Health for Older People | Co-Investigators: Prof. Terry Lum and Dr. Gloria Wong |
Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HK$87.61 million) | 2016 – 2019 |
| Project Bridge: 5-Step Method for Promoting the Wellbeing of the Family Members of Substance Abusers and for Motivating Hidden Substance Abusers to Seek Treatment | Co-Investigators: Prof. Samson Tse and Mr. Ka-Wo Tse; Co-I: Dr. Paul Wong |
Beat Drugs Fund Association (HK$1.73 million) |
2016 – 2018 |
| Combining Professional and Expert-by-experience Knowledge in the Search for Personal Recovery from Bipolar Disorder: A Collaborative and Interpretive Inquiry | Principal Investigator: Prof. Samson Tse |
General Research Fund (HK$555,288) |
2016 – 2017 |
| Social Inclusion: Ethnicity – Positive Youth Development for Ethnic Minority Youth in Hong Kong | Principal Investigator: Prof. Paul Wong |
Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HK$3.4 million) | 2016 |
| Evaluation Study of “Youth Outreach Jockey Club: Youth Cultural Front Line” | Principal Investigator: Prof. Paul Wong |
Youth Outreach (HK496,981) |
2016 |
| A Quality Thematic Network for Promoting Positive Wellbeing among School Children in Hong Kong | Principal Investigator: Prof. Paul Yip |
(HK$6 million) | 2015 – 2017 |
| Group Therapy for Chinese Medicine Stagnation Syndrome – A Randomized Controlled Trial | Principal Investigator: Prof. Siu Man Ng |
General Research Fund (HK$632,156) |
2014 – 2016 |
| Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness, and Mental Health Status of the Working Population in Hong Kong | Co-Investigators: Dr. Paul Wong and Prof. Samson Tse |
Joyful (Mental Health) Foundation (HK$117,648) | 2014 |
| Understanding Aborted Suicide Attempts: A Mixed-Methods Approach | Principal Investigator: Prof. Paul Wong |
General Research Fund (HK$618,311) |
2012 – 2015 |
| A Service Research and Development Plan for Lok Hong Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals | Principal Investigator: Prof. Siu Man Ng |
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (HK$300,000) |
2012 – 2014 |
| A Recovery-focused Study for Individuals Experiencing Bipolar Disorder: Comparison with A Matched Group Recovering from Schizophrenia | Principal Investigator: Prof. Samson Tse |
General Research Fund (HK$586,672) |
2012 – 2014 |
| A Study Employment and Suicide | Principal Investigator: Prof Paul Yip |
Research Grants Council (HK$656,000) |
2012 – 2013 |
| A Study on Mutual Causation of Media Reporting and Suicide | Principal Investigator: Prof Paul Yip |
Public Policy Research (HK$580,000) |
2012 – 2013 |
| Evaluation of Radio-I-Care, the Web-based Radio Program to Promote Mental Health and Reduce Stigma for People with Mental Disorder | Principal Investigator: Prof. Samson Tse |
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (HK$300,000) |
2012 – 2013 |
| Developing Active Interests before Retirement for Better Well-being after Retirement – A Senior Mentorship Scheme (Main Study) | Principal Investigator: Prof. Siuman Ng |
Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HK$1.12 million) | 2011 – 2013 |
| Gambling Among Older Singaporeans | Co-Investigators: Prof. Samson Tse and Dr. Song-Iee Hong |
Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (HK$2.86 million) |
2011 – 2013 |
| Effect of Qigong on Person with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Psychosocial and Physiological Impacts (Salivary Cortisol and Telomerase Activity) | Principal Investigator: Prof. Siu Man Ng |
Integrative Medicine, Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HK$497,375) |
2011 – 2012 |
| A Study on Enhancing Mental Health Well-being of Secondary Students via Web 2.0 Little Prince is Depressed | Principal Investigator: Prof Paul Yip |
Quality Education Fund (HK$8 million) |
2006 – 2012 |
Tang, J. Y. M., Wong, G. H. Y. , Ng, C. K. M., Kwok, D. T. S., Lee, M. N. Y., Dai, D. L. K., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2016). Neuropsychological profile and dementia symptom recognition in help-seekers in a community early-detection program in Hong Kong. Journal of American Geriatric Society, 64(3) 584-589.
Luo, H., Tang, J. Y., Wong, G. H., Chen, C. C., Lum, T. Y., Chi, I., & Lou, V. W. (2015). The effect of depressive symptoms and antidepressant use on subsequent physical decline and number of hospitalizations in nursing home residents: A 9-year longitudinal study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16(12), 1048-1054.
Lum, T. Y., Parashuram, S., Shippee, T., Wysocki, A., Shippee, N. D., Homyak, P., & Kane, R. (2013). Diagnosed prevalence and health care expenditures of mental health disorders among dual eligible older people. Gerontologist, 53(2), 334-344.
Ng, S. M., & Wang, Q. (2016). Body-Mind-Spirit group therapy for TCM stagnation syndrome – a RCT with self-report and physiological measures. World Journal of TCM Psychology, 1(1), 60-64.
Fong, T. C. T., Ho, R. T. H., Au-Yeung, F. S. W., Sing, C. Y., Law, K. Y., Lee, L. F., & Ng, S. M. (2016). The relationships of change in work climate with changes in burnout and depression: a 2-year longitudinal study of care workers. Journal of Psychology, Health & Medicine, 21(4), 401-412.
Ng, S. M. (2014). Is brief daily Body-Mind-Spirit practice desirable for staff who provide services for elderly people? Two pilot studies with care and professional workers. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development 24(4), 227-237.
Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., McPhilbin, M., Dunnett, D., …Tse, S., … & Slade, M. (2024). 28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and recovery college fidelity. NPJ Mental Health Research, 3(1), 46.
Brooks, E., Tse, S., Wright, J. Y., & Burdett, E. (2024). Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong. Tertiary Education and Management, 30(2), 111-127.
Tse, S., Yu, C. H., Yuen, W. W. Y., Ng, C. S. M., Lo, I. W. K., Fukui, S., Goscha, R. J., Chan, S. H., Wan, E., Wong, S. & Chan, S. K., (2023). Randomised controlled trial evaluating the strengths model case management in Hong Kong. Research on Social Work Practice, 33(7), 728-742.
Fung, L. W., Zhao, J., Yan, V. K., Blais, J. E., Chan, J. C., Li, S. T., Shami, J. J. P., Kwan, C., Wei, Y., Wong, C. K. H., Li, X., Chui, C. S. L., Wan., E. Y. F., Lai, F. T. T., Tse, S., Cowling, B. J., Wong, I. C. K. & Chan, E. W. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccination preferences of university students and staff in Hong Kong. JAMA Network Open, 5(5), e2212681.
Chan, S. H. W., Yu, C. H., Liu, K. H. K., Lau, C., Fung, A. O. Y. & Tse, S. (2021). Evaluating the emotion regulation of positive mood states among people with bipolar disorder using hierarchical clustering. World Journal of Psychiatry, 11(9), 619-634.
Sum, M. Y., Chan, S. K. W., Tse, S., Bola, J. R., & Chen, E. Y. H. (2021). Internalized stigma as an independent predictor of employment status in patients with schizophrenia. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 44(3), 299–302.
Slade, M., Longden, E., Repper, J., & Tse, S. (2021). Recovery-oriented services. In C. A. Tamminga, E. I. Ivleva, U. Reininghaus, & J. van Os (Eds.), Psychotic disorders: Comprehensive conceptualization and treatments (pp. 583–591). Oxford University Press.
Tse, S., Ng, R. M., & Yuen, W. (2020). Education about medication for people with bipolar disorder comes from many sources. Psychiatry, 83(2), 195-196.
Lee, L., Tse, S., Blaszczynski, A., & Tsang, S. (2020). Concepts and controversies regarding tolerance and withdrawal in gambling disorder. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 31, 54-59.
Tsoi, E. W., Tse, S., Yu, C. H., Chan, S. K., Wan, E., Wong, S., & Liu, L. (2019). A nonrandomized controlled trial of strengths model case management in Hong Kong. Research on Social Work Practice, 29(5), 540-554.
Yip, P. S. F., Yousuf, S., Chan, C. H., Yung, T., & Wu, K. C. C. (2015). The roles of culture and gender in the relationship between divorce and suicide risk: a meta-analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 128, 87-94.
Hsu, C. Y., Chang, S. S., Lee, E. S. T., & Yip, P. S. F. (2015). Geography of suicide in Hong Kong: spatial patterning, and socioeconomic correlates and inequalities. Social Science & Medicine, 130, 190-203.
Yip, P. S. F., Caine, E., Yousuf, S., Chang, S. S, Wu, K. C. & Chen, Y. Y. (2012). Means restriction for suicide prevention. Lancet, 379, 2293-2399.
Wong, P. W. C., Yu, R.W. M., Li, T. M. H., Lai S. L. H., Ng H. Y. H., Fan W. T. W. (in press). Efficacy of a multicomponent intervention program with or without animal-assisted therapy for enhancing self-esteem, employability, and reducing interaction anxiety of socially withdrawn youths in Hong Kong – a pilot study. Society and Animals.
Ngai, V. & Wong, P.W.C. Leung, Chung, K. F, & Chau, P. H., (in press). The effect of a telephone-based cognitive-behavioral intervention on parenting stress: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Research.
Wong, P. W., Lau, K. C., Liu, L. L., Yuen, G. S., & Wing-Lok, P. (2015). Beyond recovery understanding the postbereavement growth from companion animal loss. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0030222815612603.
| Member | Training | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Lum Y.S. Terry Professor |
Economist, Social worker | Mental health policy, mental health economics and geriatric mental health |
| Prof. Ng, Siu Man Professor |
Mental Health Social Worker, Chinese Medicine Practitioner | Culture and mental health, mindfulness and spirituality, impacts of psychosocial factors on course of schizophrenia. |
| Prof. Tse, S.K. Samson Professor |
Occupational Therapist, Health Psychologist | Bipolar disorders, problem gambling and recovery oriented interventions |
| Prof. Yip, S.F. Paul Professor |
Statistician, Population Health Researcher | Suicide prevention, population health and programme evaluation |
| Prof. Wong, W.C. Paul Associate Professor |
Clinical Psychologist | Suicidal behavior, youth positive development, and human-animal interactions |