2020
Medication adherence and its correlates among patients affected by schizophrenia with an episodic course: A large-scale multi-center cross-sectional study in China
Wang D, Ross B, Xi C, Pan Y, Zhou L, Yang X, Wu G, Ouyang X, Si T, Liu Z, Hu X. Medication adherence and its correlates among patients affected by schizophrenia with an episodic course: A large-scale multi-center cross-sectional study in China. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 53: 102198. PMID: 32570097, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication Adherence Rating ScaleSeverity of illnessCross-sectional studyMedication adherenceEpisodic courseMulti-center cross-sectional studyClinical Global Impressions-SeverityRating ScaleCohort of patientsManagement of patientsCurrent cross-sectional studyAcute periodAntipsychotic medicationRisk factorsGood internal consistencyPatientsDifferent hospitalsOlder ageMedicationsSchizophreniaGood adherenceIllnessAdherenceChinese versionCronbach's alpha
2017
Association between migrant worker experience, limitations on insurance coverage, and hospitalization for schizophrenia in Hunan Province, China
Zhu Y, Hu X, Yang B, Wu G, Wang Z, Xue Z, Shi J, Ouyang X, Liu Z, Rosenheck R. Association between migrant worker experience, limitations on insurance coverage, and hospitalization for schizophrenia in Hunan Province, China. Schizophrenia Research 2017, 197: 93-97. PMID: 29195746, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral adult populationAge of onsetRisk ratioAdult populationSymptom severityRisk of hospitalizationInsurance coverageSample of patientsNegative Syndrome ScaleSchizophrenia symptom severityHealth insurance coverageRisk factorsSyndrome ScaleGreater riskHospitalizationSevere psychopathologyPatientsSchizophreniaPANSS symptomsGroup differencesMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisAgeSymptomsGender subgroupsAttitudes towards mental illness among medical students in China: Impact of medical education on stigma
Zhu Y, Zhang H, Yang G, Hu X, Liu Z, Guo N, He H, Sun B, Rosenheck R. Attitudes towards mental illness among medical students in China: Impact of medical education on stigma. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry 2017, 10: e12294. PMID: 28898545, DOI: 10.1111/appy.12294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsMedical school educationChinese medical studentsSocial integrationClinical rotationsChinese studentsDidactic coursesMedical educationSchool educationStudentsSocial acceptanceFactor analysisLow social acceptanceMental illnessEducationPsychiatry trainingFurther trainingTraining levelAttitudesPersonal experienceTrainingPsychiatric trainingSpecific attitudesIndividual experiencesCourseThe Psychiatry Major: A Curricular Innovation to Improve Undergraduate Psychiatry Education in China
Jing L, Chang WC, Rohrbaugh R, Ouyang X, Chen E, Liu Z, Hu X. The Psychiatry Major: A Curricular Innovation to Improve Undergraduate Psychiatry Education in China. Academic Psychiatry 2017, 42: 376-381. PMID: 28577115, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0707-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndergraduate psychiatry educationCourse hoursPsychiatry educationMedical schoolsChinese medical schoolsHong KongClinical medicine curriculumCurricular innovationsMajor curriculumChinese schoolsMedicine curriculumCurriculumClinical exposureHong Kong Special Administrative RegionSchoolsComprehensive exposureSpecial Administrative RegionEducationClinical sitesProgramKongConcrete measuresMainland ChinaLess varietyStudents
2015
Psychotic-like experiences and associated socio-demographic factors among adolescents in China
Sun M, Hu X, Zhang W, Guo R, Hu A, Mwansisya T, Zhou L, Liu C, Chen X, Huang X, Shi J, Chiu H, Liu Z. Psychotic-like experiences and associated socio-demographic factors among adolescents in China. Schizophrenia Research 2015, 166: 49-54. PMID: 26051788, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent psychotic-like experiencesPrevious traumatic eventsRisk factorsHigh riskPsychotic-like experiencesGenetic risk factorsAge risk factorsCross-sectional surveySocio-demographic factorsTraumatic eventsFamily historyPsychiatric illnessTrauma History QuestionnaireHistory questionnaireDistress scoresEtiologic relationClinical phenotypeMental disordersSubclinical levelsMental healthFrequency scoresPositive subscaleDemographic informationNegative subscaleAdolescents