3.Negative affect moderates the link between body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating among psychiatric outpatients in a multi-ethnic Asian setting.
Wen Lin TEH ; Mithila Valli MAHESH ; Edimansyah ABDIN ; Junda TAN ; Restria Fauziana Binte Abdul RAHMAN ; Pratika SATGHARE ; Kang SIM ; Sutapa BASU ; Gomathinayagam KANDASAMI ; Bhanu GUPTA ; Siow Ann CHONG ; Mythily SUBRAMANIAM
Singapore medical journal 2021;62(10):535-541
INTRODUCTION:
Few studies have investigated the factors that affect the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating locally. Our study aimed to investigate the moderating effects of depression and anxiety levels on the body dissatisfaction-disordered eating link in Singapore.
METHODS:
A total of 329 participants completed a set of questionnaires that included various scales pertaining to eating behaviours, body image, psychological distress and quality of life.
RESULTS:
Participants were diagnosed with schizophrenia (47.4%), depression (46.8%) and substance use disorders (5.8%). Moderation analyses revealed that depression (F [9, 251] = 18.50, p < 0.001, R
CONCLUSION
Greater effort should be dedicated to the screening of disordered eating behaviours in psychiatric outpatients presenting with greater psychological distress.
4.Understanding cannabis use in Singapore: profile of users and drug progression.
Doris Xin Yi CHIA ; Charis Wei Ling NG ; Pezhummoottil Vasudevan Nair ASHARANI ; Sabina AU YONG ; Jun Wen TAN ; Noor Azizah Bte ZAINULDIN ; Samuel Kee GUAN CHUA ; Lambert Tchern KUANG LOW ; Christopher Cheng SOON CHEOK ; Gomathinayagam KANDASAMI
Singapore medical journal 2023;64(6):385-390
INTRODUCTION:
Cannabis has consistently been the third most commonly abused drug among drug arrestees in Singapore over the past few years. Accordingly, this study aimed to understand the profile of cannabis users in Singapore and explore the effects of cannabis use on drug progression.
METHODS:
A total of 450 participants who had used cannabis at least once in their lifetime were recruited from the National Addictions Management Service, prisons, the Community Rehabilitation Centre and halfway houses from August 2017 to May 2018. A face-to-face questionnaire was administered and descriptive analyses were conducted.
RESULTS:
The mean participant age was 40.9 ± 14.51 years, and 93.1% of them were male. The participants generally initiated cannabis use during adolescence, at a mean onset age of 16.5 ± 4.46 years. Most (89.6%) were introduced to cannabis by peers. Approximately half of them (46.9%) had used cannabis before other illicit drugs and 42.1% of them had used heroin as the succeeding drug.
CONCLUSION
In Singapore, cannabis use is often initiated during adolescence, largely under peer influence. Cannabis users may progress to other illicit drugs, particularly heroin, later in life.
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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Middle Aged
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Child
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Young Adult
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Female
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Cannabis
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Singapore/epidemiology*
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Heroin
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Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology*
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Illicit Drugs
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