Tag: Alice Pearce
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The Urban Epidemic: Stress in Hong Kong
Part I – High-pressure work culture Stress is all too common in our lives, especially for those of us living the busy city life. The hectic Hong Kong lifestyle drains our time to cope with stress. According to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong people work a massive 600 hours MORE per annum than…
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HONG KONG’S FIRST MENTAL HEALTH STUDY by ALICE PEARCE PART II
Reconceptualising misconceptions of mental health: Can results of Hong Kong’s mental health survey be explained by cultural and societal reasons? In many Western societies, awareness and understanding of mental health problems have grown drastically in the past few decades. However, many Asian societies lag still lag behind in this acceptance due to differences in cultural…
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HONG KONG’S FIRST MENTAL HEALTH STUDY by ALICE PEARCE
Hong Kong’s growing mental health decline: We need to face up, not save face. Let’s talk mental health in the skyscraper jungle. Back in 2010, Hong Kong conducted its first mental health survey (a bit late don’t you think?). The population-based interview was conducted over three years; on 5,700 ethnic Chinese men and women aged…