Malaysian Mental Health Association president Dr Andrew Mohanraj has expressed deep concerns over the psychological impacts of the public tussle for custody of the three children of single mother Loh Siew Hong.

He told Malaysiakini that under such circumstances it is best for the emotional and physical bonds with parents, or in some cases a parent, to remain intact for the normal development of a child.

"Children who are separated from their parents at a young age will generally have...