STATES OF MIND

The hidden disease of mental illness can be incapacitating, but even lower levels of poor mental health can impact on daily functioning. Our scientists have been looking at how to diagnose and treat patients more effectively, while our philosophers contemplate the link between mental well-being and happiness.

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A Workout with Extra Benefits

New research from HKU’s Department of Psychiatry shows exercise – both aerobic and yoga – results in positive brain changes and better functioning in patients with psychosis.
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Picturing Mental Health

HKU scientists are using neuroimaging to explore the links between brain activity and mental health and how one can affect the other.
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Coming Back to Life

People with mental illness can have meaningful lives, even if the illness never fully goes away. Research at HKU is helping to identify the factors that improve their sense of wellness.
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The Pursuit of Happiness

Does good mental health equate with happiness? That is a question for philosophers, not scientists.
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A Wake-up Call for the Sleep-Deprived

It’s a chicken-and-egg problem: is poor sleep a symptom of poor mental health or a cause?