List of Publications

Cao, L., Han, K., Lin, L., Hing, J., Ooi, V., Huang, N., Yu, J., Ng, T. K. S., Feng, L., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Bao, Z. (2024). Reversal of the concreteness effect can be detected in the natural…

Ng, T. K. S., Han, M. F. Y., Loh, P. Y., Kua, E. H., Yu, J., Best, J. R., & Mahendran, R. (2022). Differential associations between simple physical performance tests with global and specific cognitive functions in cognitively normal and…

Wong JCM, Chang CL, Shen L, Nyein N, Loh ASW, Yap NH, Kroneman LM, Feng L and Tan CH (2022) Temperament, parenting, mental disorders, life stressors and help-seeking behavior of Asian adolescent suicide attempters: A case control study. Front. Psychiatry…

Yap, A. C., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., Zhou, W., & Wang, D. Y. (2022). Olfactory dysfunction is associated with mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.930686

Ng, T. K. S., Feng, L., Chua, R. Y., Goh, L. G., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2022). A 5‐year community program in Singapore to prevent cognitive decline. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12518

Ng, T. K. S., Tagawa, A., Ho, R. C.-M., Larbi, A., Kua, E. H., Mahendran, R., Carollo, J. J., & Heyn, P. C. (2021). Commonalities in biomarkers and phenotypes between mild cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy: a pilot exploratory study….

Super-cognition in aging: Cognitive profiles and associated lifestyle factors. (2020). Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23279095.2019.1570928?journalCode=hapn21

Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Yu, J., Fam, J., Feng, L., & Kua, E. H. (2015). Psychosocial interventions with art, music, Tai Chi and mindfulness for subsyndromal depression and anxiety in older adults: A naturalistic study in Singapore. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 7(3),…

Wu, D.-X., Feng, L., Yao, S.-Q., Tian, X.-F., Mahendran, R., & Kua, E.-H. (2014). The early dementia prevention programme in Singapore. Lancet Psychiatry, 1(1), 9–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(14)70233-0

Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Fam, J., Feng, L., Kua, E.-H., & Mahendran, R. (2020). The individualized prediction of cognitive test scores in mild cognitive impairment using structural and functional connectivity features. NeuroImage, 223, 117310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117310

Klainin-Yobas, P., Kowitlawakul, Y., Lopez, V., Tang, C. T., Hoek, K. E., Gan, G. L., Lei, F., Rawtaer, I., & Mahendran, R. (2019). The effects of mindfulness and health education programs on the emotional state and cognitive function of elderly…

Yu, J., Kanchi, M. M., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Kumar, A. P., Kua, E.-H., & Mahendran, R. (2020). The functional and structural connectomes of telomere length and their association with cognition in mild cognitive impairment. Cortex, 132, 29–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.08.006

Wei, W.T.K., Voong, M. L., Ng, T. K. S., Feng, L., Rane, G. A., Kumar, A. P., Kua, E. H., Mahendran, R., Mahendran, R., & Lee, Y.-K. (2020). Mental awareness improved mild cognitive impairment and modulated gut microbiome. Aging, 12(23),…

Ng, T. K. S., Slowey, P. D., Beltran, D., Ho, R. C. M., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2021). Effect of mindfulness intervention versus health education program on salivary Aβ-42 levels in community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment:…

Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Goh, L. G., Kumar, A. P., Feng, L., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2020). The Art of Remediating Age-Related Cognitive Decline: Art Therapy Enhances Cognition and Increases Cortical Thickness in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of…

Lee, R., Wong, J., Lit Shoon, W., Gandhi, M., Lei, F., EH, K., Rawtaer, I., & Mahendran, R. (2019). Art therapy for the prevention of cognitive decline. Arts in Psychotherapy, 64, 20–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2018.12.003

Mahendran, R., Gandhi, M., Moorakonda, R. B., Wong, J., Kanchi, M. M., Fam, J., Rawtaer, I., Kumar, A. P., Feng, L., & Kua, E. H. (2018). Art therapy is associated with sustained improvement in cognitive function in the elderly with…

Mahendran, R., Rawtaer, I., Fam, J., Wong, J., Kumar, A. P., Gandhi, M., Jing, K. X., Feng, L., & Kua, E. H. (2017). Art therapy and music reminiscence activity in the prevention of cognitive decline: study protocol for a randomized…

Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Chan, H. Y., Lei, F., & Kua, E. H. (2017). A nonpharmacological approach to improve sleep quality in older adults. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 10(2), e12301. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12301

Yu, J., Mahendran, R., Rawtaer, I., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2017). Poor sleep quality is observed in mild cognitive impairment and is largely unrelated to depression and anxiety. Aging & Mental Health, 21(8), 823–828. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1161007

Wong, G. C. L., Ng, T. K. S., Lee, J. L., Lim, P. Y., Chua, S. K. J., Tan, C., Chua, M., Tan, J., Lee, S., Sia, A., Ng, M. K. W., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., Ho, R. C….

Ng, T. K. S., Gan, D. R. Y., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Ho, R. C-M. (2021). Social connectedness as a mediator for horticultural therapy’s biological effect on community-dwelling older adults: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial. Social…

Sia, A., Tam, W. W. S., Fogel, A., Kua, E. H., Khoo, K., & Ho, R. C. M. (2020). Nature-based activities improve the well-being of older adults. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74828-w

Sia, A., Ng, K. S. T., Ng, M. K. W., Chan, H. Y., Tan, C. H., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Ho, R. C. M. (2018). The Effect of Therapeutic Horticulture on the Psychological Wellbeing…

Ng, K., Sia, A., Ng, M., Tan, C., Chan, H., Tan, C., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Mahendran, R., Larbi, A., Kua, E., & Ho, R. (2018). Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Asian Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal…

Feng, L., Romero-Garcia, R., Suckling, J., Tan, J., Larbi, A., Cheah, I., Wong, G., Tsakok, M., Lanskey, B., Lim, D., Li, J., Yang, J., Goh, B., Teck, T. G. C., Ho, A., Wang, X., Yu, J.-T., Zhang, C., Tan, C.,…

Tan, J., Tsakok, F. H. M., Ow, E. K., Lanskey, B., Lim, K. S. D., Goh, L. G., Tan, C.-H., Cheah, I. K.-M., Larbi, A., Foo, R., Loh, M., Wong, C. K. Y., Suckling, J., Li, J., Mahendran, R., Kua,…

Siah, C.-J. R., Kua, E. H., & Goh, Y.-S. S. (2022). The impact of restorative green environment on mental health of big cities and the role of mental health professionals. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Publish Ahead of Print. https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000000778

Sia, A., Tan, P. Y., Wong, J. C. M., Araib, S., Ang, W. F., & Er, K. B. H. (2022). The impact of gardening on mental resilience in times of stress: A case study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore….

Ng, T. K. S., Gan, D. R. Y., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Ho, R. C-M. (2021). Social connectedness as a mediator for horticultural therapy’s biological effect on community-dwelling older adults: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial. Social…

Sia, A., Tam, W. W. S., Fogel, A., Kua, E. H., Khoo, K., & Ho, R. C. M. (2020). Nature-based activities improve the well-being of older adults. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74828-w

Sia, A., Ng, K. S. T., Ng, M. K. W., Chan, H. Y., Tan, C. H., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Ho, R. C. M. (2018). The Effect of Therapeutic Horticulture on the Psychological Wellbeing…

Fang, J., Cui, L., Sun, Y., Feng, L., & Ong, C. N. (2017). Targeted metabolomics reveals altered oxylipin profiles in plasma of mild cognitive impairment patients. Metabolomics, 13(10). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-017-1249-0

Yu, R., Sun, Y., Ye, K. X., Feng, Q., Lim, S. L., Mahendran, R., Cheah, I. K.-M., Foo, R. S. Y., Chua, R. Y., Gwee, X., Loh, M., Sarmugam, R., Khine, W. W. T., Chao, Y. X., Larbi, A., Lee,…

Feng, L. (2013). Tea Consumption and Mental Health in Ageing: Findings from Ethnic Chinese Populations. Int. J. Tea Sci. 9(SI 2-3): 41-42.

Feng, L., Ng, T.-P., Kua, E.-H., & Preedy, V. R. (2013). Tea and the Cognitive Function of Elderly People. Tea in Health and Disease Prevention, 1325–1336. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-384937-3.00111-7

Yu, J., Lim, H.-Y., Abdullah, F. N. d/o M., Chan, H.-M., Mahendran, R., Ho, R., Kua, E.-H., Power, M. J., & Feng, L. (2017). Directional associations between memory impairment and depressive symptoms: data from a longitudinal sample and meta-analysis. Psychological…

Kiah Hui Siew, S., Chia, J. L., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2022). Older adults’ perceptions of government handling of COVID-19: Predictors of protective behaviors from lockdown to post-lockdown. PLOS ONE, 17(2), e0263039. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263039

Siew, S. K. H., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2021). Directional Effects of Social Isolation and Quality of Life on Anxiety Levels Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During a COVID-19 Lockdown. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(12), 1274–1279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.03.012

Yu, J., & Mahendran, R. (2021). COVID-19 lockdown has altered the dynamics between affective symptoms and social isolation among older adults: results from a longitudinal network analysis. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94301-6

Lim, X. Y., Yap, A. C., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2021). The interplay between anxiety, fear, protective behaviors, compassion, and resilience among older adults during a COVID-19 lockdown: a structural equation modeling study. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(5), 1172–1178. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa143

Han, M. F. Y., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2021). Associations Between Fear of COVID-19, Affective Symptoms and Risk Perception Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During a COVID-19 Lockdown. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.638831

Tam, W. W. S., Poon, S. N., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Wu, X. V. (2021). Impacts of COVID-19 and partial lockdown on family functioning, intergenerational communication and associated psychosocial factors among young adults in Singapore. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1)….

"Zhi Hui Fong , Ser Hong Tan , Rathi Mahendran , Ee Heok Kua & Tji Tjian Chee (2020): Arts-based interventions to improve cognition in older persons with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials, Aging &…

Lim, M. L., Broekman, B. F. P., Wong, C. M. J., Wong, S. T.i, Ng, T. P. (2011-09). The development and validation of the Singapore Youth Resilience Scale (SYRESS).. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment 8 (2) :…