Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study CenterCards
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study Center
Biography
Eunice integrates her clinical training and research work in a Bio-Psycho-Social-Cultural framework. Her research in children mental health covers from basic science on genetics and neurobiology to community-based advocacy, education and intervention. Acculturative stress, a form of psychosocial stressor that experienced by most immigrants, negatively impacts children and families in our society. Eunice is the founder and director of Yale Compassionate Home, Action Together (CHATogether), a culturally- and family-oriented program using drama vignettes as educational tools to promote emotional wellness in Asian-American children, young adults, and parents.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Assistant ProfessorPrimaryChild Study Center
Assistant ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- MD
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Medicine (2015)
- PhD
- State University at New York at Buffalo, Neuroscience (2006)
Board Certifications
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2021
Psychiatry
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2020
Research
Publications
2024
CHATogether Skit Development and Healing of Asian American Generation Z’s Unspoken Agonies: A Qualitative Study
Wong P, Deng S, Benhayoun A, Leong A, Lee A, Beck K, Yuen E. CHATogether Skit Development and Healing of Asian American Generation Z’s Unspoken Agonies: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Creativity In Mental Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-17. DOI: 10.1080/15401383.2024.2359395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthGen ZersAsian American mental healthNarrative writingInteractive theaterMental health burdenFamily-centered interventionsAmerican mental healthImprovisationWritingEmotional healthThematic analysisCommunity programsQualitative studyGeneration ZAnonymized transcriptsPsychological challengesHealth burdenCommunity engagementHealthPilot studyFamily relationshipsTheaterSkitsStudy scaleNovel CHATogether family-centered mental health care in the post-pandemic era: a pilot case and evaluation
Bookman C, Nunes J, Ngo N, Twickler N, Smith T, Lekwauwa R, Yuen E. Novel CHATogether family-centered mental health care in the post-pandemic era: a pilot case and evaluation. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2024, 18: 57. PMID: 38773657, PMCID: PMC11110385, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00750-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive outpatient programPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemConflict Behavior QuestionnaireFamily-centered interventionsSuicidal concernsConcise Health Risk Tracking Self-ReportMental healthFamily conflictOutcomes Measurement Information SystemSelf-injurious behaviorIncreased rates of depressionPositive family expressivenessMental health of childrenHelp-seeking attitudesMental health careMeasurement Information SystemMental health stressPrevalence of anxietyRates of depressionAnxiety Symptoms ScalePerceived family conflictHelp-seeking behaviorHealth of childrenChild-parent communicationAnxiety symptomsClinical Considerations in Working with Children and Adolescents of Color: Past, Present, and Future
Yuen E, Daily S, Sadhu J, Baek J, Shapiro G, Pfeffer C, Dowben J, Jackson K, Sarvet B, Stubbe D. Clinical Considerations in Working with Children and Adolescents of Color: Past, Present, and Future. Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 14: 3-8. DOI: 10.2174/2210676613666230901125251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescents of colorImplicit biasAdolescent psychiatristsMental health outcomesMental health treatmentImplicit biasesEmotional healthRacial traumaSystemic racismHealth treatmentCOLOR CHILDBehavioral healthCase vignettesOwn biasLife trajectoriesAdolescentsChildrenYoung peopleLack of parityOverall healthScant attentionHealth outcomesLack of integrationMedical trainingPsychiatrists
2023
Song I, Yuen EY and Rona Hu Live theater promotes AAPI teen-parent communication and understanding in mental health.
AACAP News 2023; 54 (5): p244-246.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCross-Cultural Community-Based Interventions: Capturing Belonging and Building Resilience Between Race, Culture, and Mental Health
Yuen E, Li E, Misiaszek K. Cross-Cultural Community-Based Interventions: Capturing Belonging and Building Resilience Between Race, Culture, and Mental Health. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.07.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeyond the Sum of Its Parts: The Intersectionality of Chinese/Chinese American Sexual- and Gender-Minority Transitional-Aged Youth and Young Adults
Lin Y, Zhou A, Kim H, Yuen E. Beyond the Sum of Its Parts: The Intersectionality of Chinese/Chinese American Sexual- and Gender-Minority Transitional-Aged Youth and Young Adults. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s410. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.07.938.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1.33 A Graphic Medicine Curriculum About Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Mental Health for Medical Students [Outline]
Ngo N, Chiang G, Yuen E, Schwartz B, Erlich M, Landers C. 1.33 A Graphic Medicine Curriculum About Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Mental Health for Medical Students [Outline]. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s165. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1.31 Healing in Color: A Qualitative Study of the Upbringings, Creative Processes, and Mental Health Experiences of BIPOC and Immigrant Artists
Leong A, Wu S, Lee L, Howell K, Yuen E. 1.31 Healing in Color: A Qualitative Study of the Upbringings, Creative Processes, and Mental Health Experiences of BIPOC and Immigrant Artists. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s164-s165. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1.35 CHATogether is an Effective and Adaptable Community-Based Intervention for Addressing Asian American Mental Health Needs: A Mixed Methods Study
Li E, Shen E, Tablan F, Zhang S, Xu J, Guo A, Wang B, Benhayoun A, Yuen E. 1.35 CHATogether is an Effective and Adaptable Community-Based Intervention for Addressing Asian American Mental Health Needs: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s166. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.09.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealing Postpandemic Children’s and Family Mental Health: Novel Initiative Convergence of Clinical CHATogether Intervention With Community Art Bridge
Yuen E, Lee L, Martin A, Lekwauwa R, Huang P. Healing Postpandemic Children’s and Family Mental Health: Novel Initiative Convergence of Clinical CHATogether Intervention With Community Art Bridge. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s38. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.07.250.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Links & Media
News
- July 10, 2024
Yuen Honored with American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative Mentorship Award
- June 11, 2024
Yuen Honored with Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award
- June 07, 2024
Residents, Faculty Publish 'Novel CHATogether Family-Centered Mental Health Care in the Post-Pandemic Era'
- December 15, 2023
Yuen Directs Film Production for Novel Intervention Program