Paul WC Wong

Biographic Data

ID7787737
NAMEPaul WC Wong
GIVEN NAMESPaul WC
FAMILY NAMEWong
SIGNATUREWONG P W
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Hong Kong
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX0

  • Discovering socially withdrawn youth in Shanghai through the eyes of social workers

    Open AccessLucia L Liu, Tim M H Li et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work2021

    The phenomenon of the social withdrawal of youth has been increasingly identified in some developed Asian and Western countries. There is also evidence to suggest that it is an emerging problem among the youth of China. To assess the current status of this youth problem in China, an exploratory mixed-methods study was conducted to collect the views through survey from 364 social workers in Shanghai and five focus group interviews were then conduc…

  • The presence, characteristics and correlates of pathological social withdrawal in Taiwan

    Open AccessAlison Fang-Wei Wu, Caroline Catmur et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2020

    OBJECTIVES: Pathological social withdrawal (PSW) has become a public health concern, especially in Asia. However, few studies have investigated the presence of PSW and its characteristics in Taiwan. In this study, we aimed to discover whether individuals in Taiwan display PSW behaviours, the demographic characteristics and psychiatric history of those meeting criteria for PSW and the associated psychological risks. METHODS: An online self-report …

  • The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions implemented after the Indian Ocean Tsunami

    Open AccessKyle Lipinski, Lucia L Liu et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2016

  • Youth social withdrawal behavior (hikikomori)

    Open AccessTim MH Li, Paul WC WongARTICLEAustralian & New Zealand Journal…2015

  • The prevalence and correlates of severe social withdrawal (hikikomori) in Hong Kong

    Open AccessPaul WC Wong, Tim M H Li et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2015

    BACKGROUND: Severe social withdrawal behaviors among young people have been a subject of public and clinical concerns. AIMS: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of social withdrawal behaviors among young people aged 12-29 years in Hong Kong. METHODS: A cross-sectional telephone-based survey was conducted with 1,010 young individuals. Social withdrawal behaviors were measured with the proposed research diagnostic criteria for hikikomori and…

  • Building a model for encouraging help-seeking for depression

    Open AccessKar Yan Alison Hui, Alison KY Hui et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2014

    Background Clinical depression has been increasingly prevalent in international health statistics but people are often found to be reluctant to seek help when they encounter depression. However, there is no general theory to explain how personal, social and cultural factors affect an individual’s help-seeking intention, nor to guide the design of preventive programmes for such intention once needed. Methods Drawing on the theory of planned behavi…

  • Suicide with psychiatric diagnosis and without utilization of psychiatric service

    Open AccessYik Wa Law, Yik-wa Law et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    The non-contact group was clearly different from the contact group and actually comprised a larger proportion of the suicide population that they could hardly be reached by usual individual-based suicide prevention efforts. For this reason, both universal and strategic suicide prevention measures need to be developed specifically in non-medical settings to reach out to this non-contact group in order to achieve better suicide prevention results

  • Suicide among adults aged 30–49

    Open AccessPaul WC Wong, Wincy S C Chan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    The data show that socio-economical factors had a strong impact on suicide in the target group. Further research is needed to explore any positive qualities that protect the middle-aged from suicide. The prevention of suicide in the middle-aged requires multiple strategies