Prof. Hector TSANG, Chair Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Co-Founder of the Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC) at PolyU, has received a generous donation from Lux Academy Hong Kong Investment Limited for a four-year project titled “A Translational Research on the Development of Evidence-based Occupational Therapy Service in a Mental Hospital of the Mainland”.
Long-term rehabilitation and community-based support play an important role in helping patients with mental illnesses to regain functional skills, autonomy and confidence, and facilitating their recovery and social integration. The current mental health system in mainland China predominantly focuses on medication and hospitalisation as treatment method. However, this strategy has not been able to effectively reduce the relapse in patients in the long run, and heavily relies on caregiver support, thus putting burden on families and communities.
In view of Mainland’s need for a new mental health treatment model, the PolyU research team will design evidence-based occupational therapy services for persons with mental illnesses, and collaborate with mental hospitals in mainland China in implementing the novel programme. The project would help drive a shift of focus in Mainland’s mental health care from hospitalisation to community-based support, and from cure to recovery.
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