INTRODUCTION This study aims to assess the prevalence rates of mental disorders and chronic medical conditions in the Singapore resident population, and examine their association and respective impact on the quality of life. MATERIALS AND METHODS A household survey was carried out on a nationally representative sample of the adult (18 years and above) resident population. The main instrument ...

272 symptoms of any mental disorder. Older age and never having been married were associated with less likelihood of having symptoms of an affective disorder. Those with cognitive impairment were more likely to have had symptoms consistent with an affective disorder. Comorbidity was predictive of increasing disability on the SF-12 but rates of mental health consultation were low, even for those...

eating disorders are common psychological/psychosomatic disorders that cause disturbance in physical and mental health and quality of life. binge eating disorder, in spite of being the most prevalent eating disorder, has not been largely investigated. in this article, we discuss the definition, classification, epidemiology, and physiopathology of different eating disorders, and then we focus on...

Does the reference to a mental realm in using the notion of mental disorder lead to a dilemma that consists in either implying a Cartesian account of the mind-body relation or in the need to give up a notion of mental disorder in its own right? Many psychiatrists seem to believe that denying substance dualism requires a purely neurophysiological stance for explaining mental disorder. However, t...

CONTEXT Intimate partner physical violence, rape, sexual assault, and stalking are pervasive and co-occurring forms of gender-based violence (GBV). An association between these forms of abuse and lifetime mental disorder and psychosocial disability among women needs to be examined. OBJECTIVES To assess the association of GBV and mental disorder, its severity and comorbidity, and psychosocial ...