Yu-Jie Chiou
Colleges
Yu-Jie Chiou
MD, MSc
DPhil Student
Yu-Jie Chiou joined Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH) and Big Data Institute in October 2020 under the supervision of Professor Cornelia van Duijn. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at Kaohsiung Medical University and MSc Health and Society: Social Epidemiology at University College London, with the dissertation “Midlife physical activity on later-life cognition and brain health.” Prior to joining NDPH, he worked as a lecturer and attending physician specialising in psychiatry in Taiwan. His graduate study is fully funded by Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Grant.
For his DPhil study, he will continue his research into Alzheimer’s disease, focusing on quantifying the genetic information and integration of epidemiological data. He investigates how genetics, epidemiological data, particularly education, vascular risk factors, neuroimaging information interact in their effects on the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The big dataset of the major consortia investigating Alzheimer’s disease (European Alzheimer's Disease DNA BioBank (EADB) and Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP)) as well as UK Biobank will be applied in his study. With regard to the escalating availability of genetic information in clinical scenario, identifying eminently individualised medical intervention would become possible. His research could be an effective avenue toward prioritising complicated mechanisms related to intervention of Alzheimer’s disease. Eventually, his research would translate the genetic and epidemiologic findings into drug targets.
Recent publications
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Association between paternal age and risk of schizophrenia: a nationwide population–based study
Journal article
Lan K. et al, (2020), Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Disorder in Caregivers of Individuals With Parkinson Disease
Journal article
Lee Y. et al, (2020), Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 0891988720933359 - 0891988720933359
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and bipolar disorder
Journal article
Chiou Y. and Huang T., (2019), Psychiatry Research, 274, 395 - 399
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Accuracy of brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels for differentiating between Taiwanese patients with major depressive disorder or schizophrenia and healthy controls
Other
Chiou Y. and Huang T., (2019), PLoS One, 14
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Screening for Psychologic Distress in Taiwanese Cancer Inpatients Using the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer: The Effects of Patients’ Sex and Chemotherapy Experience
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Chiou Y. et al, (2017), Psychosomatics, 58, 496 - 505
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Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factors in Taiwanese patients with drug-naïve first-episode schizophrenia: Effects of antipsychotics
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Chiou Y. and Huang T., (2017), The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 18, 382 - 391
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Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factors in Taiwanese Patients with Drug-Naïve First-Episode Major Depressive Disorder: Effects of Antidepressants
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Chiou Y. and Huang T., (2017), The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology, 20, 213 - 218
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Prevalence and related factors of psychological distress among cancer inpatients using routine Distress Thermometer and Chinese Health Questionnaire screening
Other
Chiou Y. et al, (2016), Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 12, 2765 - 2773
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A Case Report of Catatonia and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome With Multiple Treatment Modalities: Short Communication and Literature Review
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Chiou Y. et al, (2015), Medicine, 94
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Risperidone as Monotherapy for a Patient With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Comorbid With Schizoaffective Disorder: A Case Report
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Chiou Y. et al, (2015), Clinical Neuropharmacology, 38