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：

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)