East Asian Archives of Psychiatry is a continuation of the Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry. It is the official peer-reviewed, quarterly publication of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists. The journal aims to encourage the exchange of ideas, research and development of psychiatry between the East and the West. Selected quality papers are presented in both English and Chinese. The journal is circulated among psychiatrists, colleagues in other fields of medicine and allied professions, both locally and abroad. The international Advisory and Editorial Boards ensure that the Journal has a global perspective. The Journal is published by Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press, and is indexed in EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, PsycINFO, EBSCO, ProQuest, IndexCopernicus, Thomson Gale and can be accessed online at : www.easap.asia