Personal profile
Education
- 1978~1985 Department of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
Experience
- 1991～1993 Attending staff in Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH)
- 1993～1998 Director, Division of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, NCKUH
- 1993～2003 Lecturer in Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
- 1998～2012 Director, Division of General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH)
- 2003～2007 Associate Professor in Department of Psychiatry, NCKU
- 2007～2008 Chairman in Department of Psychiatry, NCKUH, Dou-Liou Branch
- 2007～2008 Vice chairman & executive secretary of Human Experiment Review Committee, NCKUH, Tainan
- 2007～2011 Director of Student Counseling Division, NCKU
- 2009～2015 Chairman in Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, NCKU and NCKUH,
- 2015~2016 Director, Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
- 2017~2017 Deputy superintendent, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Dou-Liu Branch
Research Interests
- Clinical Medicine
- Social Medicine,Neuroimaging Medicine
- Biological Psychiatry
- Behavioral Medicine
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Projects
- 22 Finished
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運動預防煙癮復發與情境線索誘發復原狀態下調控麩胺酸之釋放—功能性磁共振光譜分析之研究
Yang, Y.-K. (PI)
21-08-01 → 22-07-31
Project: Research project
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接受正念治療中甲狀腺正常但合併焦慮及憂鬱症狀的葛瑞夫症患者，附加經顱直流電刺激以促進長期學習與認知提升 – 隨機、單盲、偽控制組之研究 （第三年計畫)
Yang, Y.-K. (PI)
19-08-01 → 20-07-31
Project: Research project
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接受正念治療中甲狀腺正常但合併焦慮及憂鬱症狀的葛瑞夫症患者，附加經顱直流電刺激以促進長期學習與認知提升 – 隨機、單盲、偽控制組之研究
Yang, Y.-K. (PI)
17-08-01 → 18-07-31
Project: Research project
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Assessing plasma and brain glutamate in treatment resistant and non-resistant schizophrenia: a peripheral-central disconnect
Abdullah, M., Lin, S. H., Huang, L. C. & Yang, Y. K., 2026 Jan, In: Schizophrenia Research. 287, p. 16-20 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brain Network Resilience as an Emerging Global Marker of Brain Health: Insights Into Underlying Biological Mechanisms
Lin, S. H., Li, Y. C., Abdullah, M., Huang, L. C. & Yang, Y. K., 2026 Jan 15, In: Biological Psychiatry. 99, 2, p. 98-99 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Author Reply to letter to the editor “fat loss and muscle gain: The possible role of striatal dopaminergic tone in determining the efficacy of physical exercise”
Abdullah, M., Lin, S. H., Huang, L. C., Chiu, N. T. & Yang, Y. K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Bidirectional relationships between disability and cognitive decline: a 6-year longitudinal study
Hung, T. H., Wang, T. Y., Chou, H. C., Chiu, C. J., Lee, C. N., Tseng, H. H., Chen, K. C., Su, Y. J., Alberth, A., Yang, Y. K. & Tsai, T. Y., 2025 Dec, In: BMC geriatrics. 25, 1, 889.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Role of the insula in rTMS response for depression” [J. Affect. Disord. 370 (2025) 538–546, (S0165032724019062), (10.1016/j.jad.2024.11.043)]
Wu, C. L., Lu, T. H., Chang, W. H., Wang, T. Y., Tseng, H. H., Yang, Y. K. & Chen, P. S., 2025 Nov 1, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 388, 119552.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review