Lin, Wei-Chen M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan
Current position:
Attending psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital (2010~)
Education:
MD, Taipei Medical University
Experience:
Fellow, Division of Sleep and Circadian disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Harvard Medical School teaching hospital), U.S. (2011~2012)
Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital (2006~2010)
Chief resident, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Attending psychiatrist, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan Branch (2010~2011)
Cerfication:
Certified by Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry
Membership:
Member, Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry
Member, Taiwan Society of Sleep Medicine
Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Member, Taiwanese Society of Biological Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology
Expertise:
1. Sleep medicine: insomnia, restless leg syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, parasomnia, sleep walking, sleep eating, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disturbance, sleep obstructive apnea, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
2. Mental illness: neurosis, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia.
3. Gender Identity Disorder
Selected publications:
- Lin WC, Winkelman JW. Obstructive sleep apnea and severe mental illness: evolution and consequences. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2012 Oct;14(5):503-10. (SCI, IF: 2.711)
- Su VY, Chen YT, Lin WC, Wu LA, Chang SC, Perng DW, et al. Sleep Apnea and Risk of Panic Disorder. Annals of family medicine. 2015;13(4):325-30. (SCI, IF:5.087)
- Hsiao YH, Chen YT, Tseng CM, Wu LA, Lin WC, Su VY, et al. Sleep disorders and increased risk of autoimmune diseases in individuals without sleep apnea. Sleep. 2015;38(4):581-6. (SCI, IF:4.793)
- Lin WC, Shen CC, Tsai SJ, Yang AC. Increased risk of myofascial pain syndrome among patients with insomnia. Pain Med. Accepted on 2016 OCT 24. (SCI, IF: 2.324)
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