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Dog-assisted therapy improves psychosocial health and quality of life (QoL) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Hong Kong, and may serve as an adjunct therapy for those receiving conventional curriculum training, according to an exploratory randomized controlled trial (RCT).

High-acuity mental health-related emergency department (ED) attendances increased relative to other reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a Singapore study. The incidence of suicide attempts also rose with the progress of the pandemic.