AIM: To investigate whether older Chinese Americans perceive dementia as a mental illness and the relationship between such perception and their general understanding of dementia remains unclear. Our study aims to und...AIM: To investigate whether older Chinese Americans perceive dementia as a mental illness and the relationship between such perception and their general understanding of dementia remains unclear. Our study aims to understand this relationship and its future implication on improving dementia literacy among ethnic minorities.METHODS: Elderly Chinese American participants from the Greater Los Angeles were asked to complete an 11-item dementia questionnaire, following a community health seminar. Cross-sectional survey data was analyzed using standard statistical methods.RESULTS: The questionnaire received an 88.3% response rate. Among 316 responders, only 28.8%(n = 91) of elderly Chinese Americans identified dementia as a mental illness, and 71.2%(n = 225) did not recognize its mental disease origin. Furthermore, in comparison between these two groups, the first group demonstrated significantly higher level of baseline knowledge of the disease.CONCLUSION: This study reveals that only approximately 1 out of 4 older Chinese Americans recognized dementia as a mental illness, consistent with previous studies on Asian Americans. Our study however showed that when dementia was being perceived as a mental illness, such perception was associated with a higher level of baseline dementia understanding. The current study suggested the potential of improving older Chinese Americans dementia literacy by increasing awareness of its mental illness origin.展开更多
Social media has redesigned the landscape of human interaction,and data obtained through these platforms are promising for schizophrenia diagnosis and management.Recent research shows mounting evidence that machine le...Social media has redesigned the landscape of human interaction,and data obtained through these platforms are promising for schizophrenia diagnosis and management.Recent research shows mounting evidence that machine learning analysis of social media content is capable of not only differentiating schizophrenia patients from healthy controls,but also predicting conversion to psychosis and symptom exacerbations.Novel platforms such as Horyzons show promise for improving social functioning and providing timely access to therapeutic resources.Social media is also a considerable means to assess and lessen the stigma surrounding schizophrenia.Herein,the relevant literature pertaining to social media and its clinical applications in schizophrenia over the past five years are summarized,followed by a discussion centered on user feedback to highlight future directions.Social media provides valuable contributions to a multifaceted digital phenotype that may improve schizophrenia care in the near future.展开更多
文摘AIM: To investigate whether older Chinese Americans perceive dementia as a mental illness and the relationship between such perception and their general understanding of dementia remains unclear. Our study aims to understand this relationship and its future implication on improving dementia literacy among ethnic minorities.METHODS: Elderly Chinese American participants from the Greater Los Angeles were asked to complete an 11-item dementia questionnaire, following a community health seminar. Cross-sectional survey data was analyzed using standard statistical methods.RESULTS: The questionnaire received an 88.3% response rate. Among 316 responders, only 28.8%(n = 91) of elderly Chinese Americans identified dementia as a mental illness, and 71.2%(n = 225) did not recognize its mental disease origin. Furthermore, in comparison between these two groups, the first group demonstrated significantly higher level of baseline knowledge of the disease.CONCLUSION: This study reveals that only approximately 1 out of 4 older Chinese Americans recognized dementia as a mental illness, consistent with previous studies on Asian Americans. Our study however showed that when dementia was being perceived as a mental illness, such perception was associated with a higher level of baseline dementia understanding. The current study suggested the potential of improving older Chinese Americans dementia literacy by increasing awareness of its mental illness origin.
文摘Social media has redesigned the landscape of human interaction,and data obtained through these platforms are promising for schizophrenia diagnosis and management.Recent research shows mounting evidence that machine learning analysis of social media content is capable of not only differentiating schizophrenia patients from healthy controls,but also predicting conversion to psychosis and symptom exacerbations.Novel platforms such as Horyzons show promise for improving social functioning and providing timely access to therapeutic resources.Social media is also a considerable means to assess and lessen the stigma surrounding schizophrenia.Herein,the relevant literature pertaining to social media and its clinical applications in schizophrenia over the past five years are summarized,followed by a discussion centered on user feedback to highlight future directions.Social media provides valuable contributions to a multifaceted digital phenotype that may improve schizophrenia care in the near future.
