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Nora Binti Mat Zin

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Medicines (Psychiatry) - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology - Post Graduate Diploma, University of Liverpool
  • Doctor of Medicine - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Nora Binti Mat Zin (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE

drnoramz@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Consultant Psychiatrist
Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry and mental health
Interest/ Subspeciality: Psychotherapist



Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Psychiatry


Teaching Responsibilities


BASIC PSYCHIATRY AND BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
CELL BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES 2025/2026
CONSULTATION PSYCHIATRY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
ELECTIVE POSTING 2023/2024 2021/2022 2019/2020
ELEMENTARY CLINIC 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
NEUROSCIENCE AND GENERAL PSYCHIATRY I 2025/2026
NEUROSCIENCE IN GENERAL PSYCHIATRY II 2025/2026
NORMAL RESPONSE & PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE 2017/2018
NORMAL RESPONSE AND PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE 2025/2026
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2018/2019 2017/2018
PHENOMENOLOGY, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN GENERAL PSYCHIATRY I 2025/2026
PHENOMENOLOGY, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN GENERAL PSYCHIATRY II 2025/2026
PSYCHIATRY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
PSYCHIATRY AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
SUBSPECIALISED ROTATION POSTING I 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
SUBSPECIALISED ROTATION POSTING II 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
THE ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE URINARY SYSTEMS 2017/2018


Supervision


The Effect Of Mobile Application (Calm Harm) In Self Harm Reduction Among Young Adults In Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre, Kuantan.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
Medical Pluralism Among Depression And Anxiety Patients In A Tertiary Hospital In The East Coast Of Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Master Completed 2025 Co-supervisor
The Effectiveness Of Online Social Network-Based Intervention For Stress Management Among Sasmec'S Nursing Staff.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Music With Spiritual Messages As An Additional Intervention In The Treatment Of Young Adults With Depressive Disorders At Iium Medical Centre.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Effect Of Telephone-Delivered Psychoeducational Intervention On Burden And Quality Of Life Among Family Caregivers Of Person With Dementia In West Malaysia.
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Prevalence Of Depression, Level Of Resilience And Other Associated Factors Among Patients With Psoriasis In Kuantan.
Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor
Sexual Dysfunction Among Postpartum Women In Relation To Different Modes Of Delivery In Kuantan.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Mri Of Corpus Callosum In Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Kuantan..
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Postpartum Depressive Disorders In Different Modes Of Delivery In Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan.
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Tbd.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Impact Of Online-Based Psychoeducation On Internalized Stigma Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Challenges And Approaches In Inquiring Psycho-Spirituality Of Muslim Patients: A Qualitative Study.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Tbd.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Effectiveness Of Mental Health Training For Primary Care Doctors In Managing Depression And Suicidal Behaviour.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Tbd.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Pengaruh Tradisi Perubatan Islam Dalam Kitab Bustan Al-Salatin (In Bahasa Melayu).
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Barriers And Facilitators To Seeking Mental Health Support Among Non-Clinical Hospital Staff In A Malaysian Public Hospital: A Qualitative Study.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Social Anxiety Symptoms And Associated Factors Among Students At The Centre For Foundation Studies (Cfs) In Gambang.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Mri Evaluation Of Olfactory Bulb Volume And Olfactory Sulcus Depth In Patients With And Without Depressive Disorder In Sasmec @Iium.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2025 - 2025 Psychiatry
2023 - 2024 School Counsellors? Psychological First Aid for school (PFA- S): Implementation of Program to improve Mental Health Knowledge and Literacy Via Prevention, Early Intervention among Children & Adolescent following COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 - 2023 Establishment of horticultural therapy towards the healing of special needs children suffering from autism due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021 - 2024 Framing a Comprehensive and Supportive Mental Health Policy and Strategy for Workplace: A Need Analysis from Patients' and Caregivers' Perspective
2021 - 2024 Investigation of Stress Detection Model based on Speech via Deep Learning Technique
On-Going
2025 - Present The Impact of Horticulture Therapy on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Patients and the Salivary IgA Levels at SASMEC@IIUM, Kuantan
2025 - Present Reforming legal framework on higher education to support mental health wellbeing among tertiary students
2025 - Present Investigating the effects and impacts of horticultural therapy as an intervention programme for teenagers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
2023 - Present A Feasibility Study on the Development of the Medical Cannabinoid Industry in Malaysia
2021 - Present Telephone-delivered psychoeducational intervention to reduce psychophysical burden among dementia caregivers in east- and west-coast of Malaysia


Publications


Articles

2025 Effect of antipsychotic on the dimension of auditory hallucination among patients with schizophrenia. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 24 (4) pp. 114-122
2025 Utilizing MFCCs and TEO-MFCCs to classify stress in females using SSNNA. IIUM Engineering Journal, 26 (1) pp. 324-335
2024 Caregiver burden, mental health, quality of life and self-efficacy of family caregivers of persons with dementia in Malaysia: baseline results of a psychoeducational intervention study. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1) pp. 1-12
2023 The effectiveness of online social network-based intervention for stress management among SASMEC’s nursing staff. Medicine and Health, 18 (7) pp. 67
2021 Addressing employees mental health concerns. New Straits Times, 11 July 2021 () pp.
2021 Managing financial stress through Islamic wealth management: an appreciation of Hifz al-Mal. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (Supplement 5) pp. 79-79
2021 Managing financial stress through Islamic wealth management: an appreciation of Hifz al-Mal. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (Supplement 5) pp. 79-79
2021 Mental health law and policy at the workplace: should more be done post pandemic. Malaysian Journal of Medicine ad Health Sciences, 17 (supp 5, August 2021) pp. 42-42
2021 MRI of corpus callosum in patients with autism spectrum disorder in Kuantan. Korean Journal of Radiology, () pp. S179
2021 Relook laws to address employee mental health. New Straits Times, 13 July 2021 () pp.
2021 Source of stressors among medical students in Malaysia: a brief review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences (MJMHS), 17 (Supplement 5) pp. 84
2018 Knowledge and practices on i-Ta'aleem and other educational technologies among International Islamic University Malaysia Kulliyyah of Medicine lecturers. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Supplementary Issue 1) pp. 47-47
2017 Assessment of marital dissatisfaction and its association with sexual dysfunction and psychiatric morbidities among primary health attenders in Malaysia. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 16 (2) pp. 19-26
2017 Building ‘a mental health - friendly workplace’: Employer’s cost effective investment. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 16 (2) pp. 1-1
2017 The level of depression, anxiety, stress and coping strategies in parents with congenital talipes equinovarus children. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 16 (Supplementary Issue No 1) pp. 38-38
2016 Clinical and cytogenetic profiles of children with autism in Kuantan Pahang. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 () pp. 56-56
2016 Integrating islamic input in undergraduate psychiatry teaching: IIUM experience. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (Supplementary Issue no. 1) pp. 91-91
2016 Misconceptions about disease among parents of thalassaemic patients: A qualitative study. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (Supplemenet Issue) pp. 96-96
2013 Effect of biofeedback training on operator’s cognitive performance. IOS Press, 44 (2) pp. 231-243
2013 Effect of biofeedback training on operator’s cognitive performance. Work, 44 (2) pp. 231-243
2012 Resonant breathing biofeedback training for stress reduction among manufacturing operators. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE), 18 (4) pp. 549-561
2011 Thalassaemia: A study on the perception of patients and family members. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 66 (4) pp. 326-334
2010 Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback: A new training approach for operator's performance enhancement. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 3 (1) pp. 176-198
2009 High-risk behaviours and concomitant medical illnesses among patients at Methadone Maintenance Therapy Clinic, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Malaysia. Malaysian Family Physician, 4 (2&3) pp. 77-82
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 Telephone intervention to reduce burden and improve quality of life among dementia caregivers: a bibliometric analysis from 2017 to 2022. In: International Virtual Medical Research Symposium 2022,
2021 Mental health law and policy at the workplace: should more be done post pandemic?. In: 3rd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation 2021,
2021 Value- based leadership: becoming best partner and accountable team partner. In: AKEPT-IIUM VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP AND VALUES-BASED PERFORMANCE WEBINAR SERIES 2, 2021,
2019 'Worldwide Classroom' and soft skills enrichment among medical students. In: Putra Innocreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2019,
2019 Medical parasitology teaching and learning technology for First Year Medical Students. In: Putra Innocreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2019,
2017 Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges. In: 3rd Kuala Lumpur International Islamic Studies and Civilisations,
2017 The level of depression, anxiety, stress and coping strategies in parents with congenital talipes equinovarus children. In: Medical Research Symposium 2017,
2016 Integrating Islamic principles in community mental health services. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus on Medical and Health Care Sciences (2SWCII 2016),
Books

2021 Abstract for 3rd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation 2021: mental health & well being in the 4th Industrial Revolution. UPM Press, ISBN:
2021 Psychiatry postgraduate training in Malaysia : guide for applications. Majlis Dekan Fakulti Perubatan Universiti Awam Malaysia MERDU, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia npmcmy@gmail.com, ISBN:
2021 Psychiatry postgraduate training in Malaysia : training curriculum. Majlis Dekan Fakulti Perubatan Universiti Awam Malaysia MERDU, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia npmcmy@gmail.com, ISBN:
Monograph

2022 Healing garden: Modul aktiviti dan pelaksanaan. In: ,