prof. madya dr. mahadir bin ahmad

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian kesihatan komuniti (reach)

 mahadir@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Dr. Mahadir Ahmad is a senior lecturer & clinical psychologist at Clinical Psychology Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, The National University of Malaysia (UKM). He has bachelor degree in Industrial & Organisational Psychology from UMS and master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from UKM. He obtained his Ph.D in Health & Clinical Psychology from the College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen. His research interests include psychological intervention for stressful medical procedures, circadian rhythm disruption and mental health, cognitive remediation for schizophrenia and resilience building for individuals with Adverse Childhood Experience. He provides psychological services at Health Psychology Clinic, UKM. He actively involves in giving consultation for psychosocial intervention for trauma & torture victims, Psychological First Aid and psychological intervention module development at international level . He was appointed as an international classifier for athlete with intellectual impairments in several Paralympic Games besides conducting community mental health screening at national level. He is a member of American Psychological Association, European Health Psychology Society and Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology. He is also a Registered Clinical Psychologist under the Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council (MAHPC-0088).

  • jia hang lim, mahadir ahmad & kususanto d. prihadi.  (2025).  examining the role of psychological flexibility and unconditional self-acceptance as mediators in the relationship between new media literacy and psychological wellbeing among gen z.  - journal of education and health promotion .  1 - 6. 

     

    agnes chong shu sze, mahadir ahmad, hamidah alias, rizuana iqbal hussain, afifi lateh, caryn mei hsien chan.  (2025).  an intervention module for caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all).  - journal of psychosocial oncology.  73 - 87. 

     

    mohamad azmeer sadali, wan syafira ishak, mahadir ahmad, derek j. hoare.  (2025).  a culturally adapted psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualized intervention for chronic tinnitus patients in malaysia: protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial.  - plos one.  1 - 17. 

     

    jing giong lee, noh amit, shazli ezzat ghazali, ponnusamy subramaniam, mahadir ahmad, chun hong gan, norhayati ibrahim, zaini said.  (2025).  the development of a brief intervention module for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) in malaysia.  - malaysian journal of public health medicine.  144 - 152. 

     

    rokiah omar, putera mohd farhan najwan mohd rizal, mahadir ahmad , chiranjib majumder, victor feizal knight .  (2025).  depression, anxiety, and stress indicators for patients who are blind or visually impaired.  - medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation in optometry.  152 - 159. 

     

    mohamad azmeer sadali, wan syafira ishak, mahadir ahmad, derek j. hoare.  (2025).  a culturally adapted psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualized intervention for chronic tinnitus patients in malaysia: protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial.  - plos one.  1 - 17. 

     

    nur zakiah mohd saat, siti aishah hanawi, hazlenah hanafiah, , mahadir ahmad,, nor m. f. farah, nur ain atikah abdul rahman.  (2024).  relationship of screen time with anxiety, depression and sleep quality among adolescent: a cross sectional study.  - frontiers in public health.  1 - 10. 

     

    li hao, arimi fitri mat ludin, mahadir ahmad, xie meng and he zhong lei.  (2024).  the prevalence and its associated factors of psychological stress among middle school students in china: pooled evidence from a systematic scoping review.  - frontiers in public health.  1-11. 

     

    n. z. m. saat , siti aishah hanawi , nurul hasanah hasmuni chew , mahadir ahmad , nor m. f. farah , masne kadar , hanis mastura yahya , nor malia abd warif and muhammad khairuddin md daud.  (2023).  the association of eating behaviour with physical activity and screen time among adolescents in the klang valley, malaysia: a cross-sectional study.  - healthcare.  1-13. 

     

    caryn mei hsien chan, ching sin siau, jyh eiin wong, noorazrul yahya, nor aniza azmi, shin ying chu, mahadir ahmad, agnes shu sze chong, lei hum wee, and jo pei tan.  (2023).  characterizing employees with primary and secondary caregiving responsibilities: informal care provision in malaysia.  - healthcare.  1-12. 

     

    agnes chong shu sze, mahadir ahmad, hamidah alias, rizuana iqbal hussain, afifi lateh, caryn mei hsien chan.  (2025).  an intervention module for caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all).  - journal of psychosocial oncology.  73 - 87. 

     

    agnes shu sze chong, mahadir ahmad, hamidah alias, rizuana iqbal hussain, afifi lateh and caryn mei hsien chan.  (2023).  spiritual coping among families of children with cancer: a qualitative study.  - asia pacific journal of public health.  408-412. 

     

    yoke yong chen, mahadir ahmad & fuad bin ismail.  (2019).  illness acceptance as mediator for cancer-related complaints and psychological distresses among malaysian cancer patients.  - future oncology.  1759-1770. 

     

    yap quin jean, rafidah mazlan, mahadir ahmad, nashrah maamor.  (2018).  parenting stress and maternal coherence: mothers with deaf or hard-of-hearing children.  - american journal of audiology. 

     

    chen yoke yong & mahadir ahmad.  (2018).  effectiveness of adjunct psychotherapy for cancer treatment: a review.  - future oncology.  1487-1496. 

     

    jia hang lim, mahadir ahmad & kususanto d. prihadi.  (2025).  examining the role of psychological flexibility and unconditional self-acceptance as mediators in the relationship between new media literacy and psychological wellbeing among gen z.  - journal of education and health promotion .  1 - 6. 

     

    agnes chong shu sze, mahadir ahmad, hamidah alias, rizuana iqbal hussain, afifi lateh, caryn mei hsien chan.  (2025).  an intervention module for caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all).  - journal of psychosocial oncology.  73 - 87. 

     

    jun kiat, mahadir ahmad, caryn mei hsien chan, satirah zainalabidin, michael ungar, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2025).  effectiveness of adaptation of a resilience-building intervention among individuals with adverse childhood experience: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.  - jmir research protocols.  150 - 164. 

     

    mohamad azmeer sadali, wan syafira ishak, mahadir ahmad, derek j. hoare.  (2025).  a culturally adapted psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualized intervention for chronic tinnitus patients in malaysia: protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial.  - plos one.  1 - 17. 

     

    jing giong lee, noh amit, shazli ezzat ghazali, ponnusamy subramaniam, mahadir ahmad, chun hong gan, norhayati ibrahim, zaini said.  (2025).  the development of a brief intervention module for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) in malaysia.  - malaysian journal of public health medicine.  144 - 152. 

     

    mohd izzuddin bin hairol, sharanjeet kaur a/p malkeet singh, mahadir ahmad, wee lei hum, mohd norhafizun mohd saman, fauziah abdullah.  (2022).  kemurungan selepas bersalin (postpartum depression): faktor risiko dan penerokaan isu dalam kalangan wanita bersalin di hospital dan yang membuat pilihan bersalin di rumah.  - 31-38. 

     

    mahadir ahmad.  (2022).  ujian dan penilaian disleksia.  - 41-68. 

     

    mahadir ahmad, rogayah ab razak, normah che din.  (2022).  klinikal kanak-kanak disleksia.  - 1.  13-22. 

     

    mahadir ahmad.  (2010).  penaksiran dan pengendalian kehibaan.  - 50-65. 

     

    nur zakiah binti mohd saat;masne binti kadar;siti aishah bt. hanawi;mahadir bin ahmad;nor farah binti mohamad fauzi;hanis mastura binti yahya.  (2024).  hubungan antara masa tayangan, aktiviti fizikal, diet harian, kerisauan, kemurungan , kesejahteraan remaja sekolah di selangor.  -

     

    prof datuk dr rokiah omar, prof dr kadaruddin aiyob, prof madya sr dr norngainy mohd tawil, dr azahan awang, dr mahadir ahmad, dr kamarul afizi kosman, dr roslan jaafar, dr zainal ariffin ahmad, mohd azizi muhammad radzy, mohd anwar syamin ridzuan.  (2023).  projekpembangunan sosio ekonomi masyarakat orang asli pos lenjang, lipis, pahang: laporan kemajuan bagi milestone 4.5.  - 1-16. 

     

    rokiah omar, kadaruddin aiyub, azahan awang, mahadir ahmad, roslan jaafar, zainal ariffin ahmad, kamarul afizi kosman, norgainy mohd tawil, mohd azizi muhammad radzy. anwar syamin ridzuan.  (2023).  kajian kebolehlaksanaan feasibility study pembangunan sosio ekonomi melalui pembangunan stesen mikro hidro di pos gob gua musang kelantan.  - 1-95. 

     

    rokiah omar, kadaruddin aiyub, azahan awang, mahadir ahmad, roslan jaafar, zainal ariffin ahmad, kamarul afizi kosman, norgainy mohd tawil, mohd azizi muhammad radzy. anwar syamin ridzuan, noraizan zakri hussain.  (2023).  laporan perkembangan projek pembangunan sosio ekonomi masyarakat orang asli pos lenjang, lipis, pahang: laporan awal milestone 5.  - 1-35. 

     

    prof datuk dr rokiah omar, prof dr kadaruddin aiyob, prof madya sr dr nongrainy mohd tawil, dr azahan awang, dr mahadir ahmad, dr kamarul afizi kosman, dr roslan jaafar, dr zainal ariffin ahmad, mohd azizi muhammad radzy, mohd anwar syamin ridzuan.  (2023).  projek pembangunan sosio-ekonomi melalui pembangunan stesen mikro-hidro di pos lenjang, lipis, pahang bersama tenaganasional berhad (tnb) - milestone 3.  - 1-24. 

     

    nur zakiah mohd saat,nur atikah mustaim, mahadir ahmad,siti aishah hanawi, nor farah muhammad fauzi.  (2024).  relationship of anxiety, depression ,screen time and sleep quality among adolescent: a cross sectional study.  - international conference on integrative life sciences (icils) 2024 . 

     

    gibran salafy, nur zakiah mohd saat, mahadir ahmad.  (2024).  association between mental well-being, body image, and physical activity among low- income residents in kuala lumpur.  - international medini healthcare conference 2024. 

     

    nur zakiah binti mohd saat;masne binti kadar;siti aishah bt. hanawi;mahadir bin ahmad;nor farah binti mohamad fauzi;hanis mastura binti yahya.  (2024).  hubungan antara masa tayangan, aktiviti fizikal, diet harian, kerisauan, kemurungan , kesejahteraan remaja sekolah di selangor.  -

     

    fatin hanani mazri, zahara abdul manaf, safiah tajuddin, arimi fitri mat ludin, mohd rizal haji abdul manaf, mahadir ahmad.  (2024).  the impact of sleep on obesity in malaysian adults: insights from a nationwide online survey.  - soms international conference on obesity and metabolism in conjuction with asia-oceania conference on obesity. 

     

    rokiah omar, kadaruddin aiyub, azahan awang, mahadir ahmad, roslan jaafar, zainal ariffin ahmad, kamarul afizi kosman, norgainy mohd tawil, mohd azizi muhammad radzy. anwar syamin ridzuan, noraizan zakri hussain.  (2023).  laporan perkembangan projek pembangunan sosio ekonomi masyarakat orang asli pos lenjang, lipis, pahang: laporan awal milestone 5.  - 1-35.