Projects Funded by MHRC

Date	Funding Scheme	Research Focus	Title	PI/PC
Jun 2022	MHRC 2nd Mini-seed Fund Scheme	Psychosocial and cultural aspects of mental health	Brief Digital Growth Mindset Intervention to Promote University Student Mental Health: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial in Greater Bay Areas	Dr Shimin ZHU (APSS)
Jun 2022	MHRC 2nd Mini-seed Fund Scheme	Neuroimaging studies and innovative cognitive rehabilitation of mental disorders	Evaluating the efficacy and safety of Transcranial Pulse Stimulation on young adolescents with AttentionDeficit-Hyperactivity Disorder- a pilot randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial	Dr Teris CHEUNG (SN)
Jun 2022	MHRC 2nd Mini-seed Fund Scheme	Service use and social policy of mental health	Exploring mobility pattern, environmental exposures, and mental health among people with disabilities’ and no disabilities	Dr Jessie LIN (RS)
Jun 2022	MHRC 2nd Mini-seed Fund Scheme	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Immune profiles in young adults following adverse and benevolent childhood experiences: comparing two approaches to conceptualize early-life stressors and their consequences	Dr Grace HO (SN)
Jun 2022	MHRC 2nd Mini-seed Fund Scheme	Basic and translational neuroscience of mental health	Polygenic profile in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) undergoing transcranial magnetic stimulation	Dr Pearl CHEN (RS)
Mar 2022	MHRC Seed Fund Scheme	Neuroimaging studies and innovative cognitive rehabilitation of mental disorders	A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial of transcranial pulse stimulation for the treatment of major depression	Dr Georg S KRANZ (RS)
Mar 2022	MHRC Seed Fund Scheme	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Early detection using ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and Digital Intervention to reduce stress and mood symptoms in primary school children	Prof. Hector TSANG (RS)
Mar 2022	MHRC Seed Fund Scheme	Neuroimaging studies and innovative cognitive rehabilitation of mental disorders	Neurofeedback training to improve prefrontal functioning in older adults with subclinical depression and anxiety: a randomised control trial	Prof. David SHUM (FHSS)
Mar 2022	MHRC Seed Fund Scheme	Service use and social policy of mental health	Reducing barriers to mental health help seeking and service use: Identifying effective approaches through survey experiments	Prof. Juan CHEN (APSS)
Mar 2022	MHRC Seed Fund Scheme	Basic and translational neuroscience of mental health	The emergence of psychiatric symptoms following chronic inflammation of the gut, and its modification by probiotic intervention in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)	Prof. Benjamin YEE (RS)