Areas of Focus
- Neuropsychological mechanisms and cognitive-behavioral interventions for psychiatric and neurological disorders
- Endophenotype research
- Social cognitive brain mechanisms and behavioral assessment and training
- Psychological health, adaptation processes, and quality of life of patients and their families
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001 - PhD in Cognitive Neuropsychology: University of Hong Kong
Publications
- Neurological soft signs in schizophrenia: A meta analysis, Chan, R. C. K., Xu, T., Heinrichs, R. W., Yu, Y., Wang, Y., 2010
- Clinical utility and lifespan profiling of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, Chan, R. C. K., Xie, W., Geng, F. L., 2016
- Cross cultural validation and extension of the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS) in the Chinese context: Evidence from a spectrum perspective, Xie, D. J., Shi, H. S., Lui, S. S. Y., Shi, C., Li, Y., Ho, K. K. Y., Hung, K. S. Y., Li, W. X., Yi, Z. H., Cheung, E. F. C., Kring, A. M., Chan, R. C. K., 2018
- Theory of mind impairment and its clinical correlates in patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, Wang, Y. Y., Wang, Y., Zou, Y. M., Ni, K., Tian, X., Sun, H. W., Lui, S. S. Y., Cheung, E. F. C., Suckling, J., Chan, R. C. K., 2018
- Altered functional connectivity of the default mode network in patients with schizo-obsessive comorbidity: A comparison between schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Wang, Y. M., Zou, L. Q., Xie, W. L., Yang, Z. Y., Zhu, X. Z., Cheung, E. F. C., Sørensen, T. A., Møller, A., Chan, R. C. K., 2019
Awards
- Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Medicine)
- Global Schizophrenia Award
- Fellow of Association for Psychological Science
- Sir Allan Sewell Fellowship
- Griffith Health Distinguished Visiting Researcher Award
- Senior Scientist Award for the 14th Biennial Workshop for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders (2004, 2008)
- NARSAD Young Investigator