Dr CHAN Wing Yan, Joey
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Associate Professor (Clinical)
陳詠欣醫生
MBChB, FHKCPsy, FHKAM(Psych)
Email: joeywychan@cuhk.edu.hk
ORCID: 0000-0002-2692-2666
OTHER POSITIONS
- Honorary Secretary, The Hong Kong Society of Sleep Medicine
EXPERTISE / AREA OF INTEREST:
- Circadian rhythm and neuropsychiatric disorders
- Clinical application of chronotherapeutic treatments
- Personalized medicin
- Sleep disorders and psychiatric illness
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- A randomized placebo-controlled trial for adjunctive bright light therapy in patients with bipolar depression and eveningness. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council. Capacity: PI. Study duration: 1/1/2022 – 31/12/2023
- Prospective evaluation on the change of chronotype and urinary 6-sulfaltoxymelatonin in hospitalized patients with major depressive episode. Funded by Direct Grant, CUHK. Capacity: PI. Study duration: 30/6/2021 – 29/6/2022
- Prevention of insomnia in at-risk youth: A randomised controlled trial comparing cognitive behavioral prevention programme for insomnia with active control condition. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council. Capacity: Co-I. Study duration: 1/7/2021 – 31/12/2023.
- Progression of prodromal markers of α-synucleinopathy neurodegeneration in the first-degree relatives of patients with REM sleep behavior disorder: a 7-year prospective study. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council. Capacity: Co-I. Study duration: 1/1/2022 – 31/12/2024.
- Efficacy of group cognitive behavioural therapy for youth anxiety and insomnia: A randomised, assessor blind, parallel-group trial. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council. Capacity: Co-I. Study duration: 1/1/2022 – 31/12/2024.
- Characterizing roles of paired nightshift work schedule and evening chronotype on alleviating sleep disturbance and mental health problems among nurses in Hong Kong. Funded by Health and Medical Research Fund – Advanced Medical Research, Food and Health Bureau. Capacity: Co-I. Study duration: 1/7/2021 – 31/12/2023.
- An 18-year follow-up study on obstructive sleep apnoea in a population-based cohort. Funded by Health and Medical Research Fund – Advanced Medical Research, Food and Health Bureau. Capacity: Co-I. Study duration: 1/4/2021 – 31/3/2023.
- Understanding the relationship between stress, resilience and sleep problems in adolescents, Funded by Direct grant, CUHK. Capacity: Co-I. Study duration: 30/06/2021 to 29/06/2022.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- Chan JW, Chan NY, Li SX, Lam SP, Chau SWH, Liu Y, Zhang J, Wing YK.
Change in circadian preference predicts sustained treatment outcomes in patients with unipolar depression and evening preference.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 Sep 21.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34534071. - Chan JW, Lam SP, Li SX, Chau SW, Chan SY, Chan NY, Zhang JH, Wing YK.
Adjunctive bright light treatment with gradual advance in unipolar major depressive disorder with evening chronotype – A randomized controlled trial.
Psychol Med. 2020 Sep 14:1-10.
doi: 10.1017/S0033291720003232. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32924897. - Chan JW, Li SX, Lam SP, Zhang J, Wing YK.
Association of Eveningness With Nonremission in Major Depressive Disorder: Reply to Knapen et al.
Sleep. 2017 Jun 1;40(6) - Chan JW, Lam SP, Li SX, Yu MW, Chan NY, Zhang J, Wing YK.
Eveningness and insomnia: independent risk factors of nonremission in major depressive disorder.
Sleep. 2014 May 1;37(5):911-7. - Chan NY, Chan JW, Li SX, Wing YK.
Non-pharmacological Approaches for Management of Insomnia. Neurotherapeutics. 2021 Jan;18(1):32-43. - Chan NY, Li SX, Zhang J, Lam SP, Kwok APL, Yu MWM, Chan JW, Li AM, Morin CM, Wing YK.
A Prevention Program for Insomnia in At-risk Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Pediatrics. 2021Mar;147(3):e2020006833. - Feng H, Chen L, Liu Y, Chen X, Wang J, Yu MW, Huang B, Li SX, Chau SW, Chan JW, Chen J, Mok V, Wing YK, Zhang J.
Rest-activity Pattern Alterations in Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder.
Annals Neuro. 2020 Oct 88(4):817-29. - Wang J, Liu Y, Chau SWH, Zhang J, Tsang J, Yu MWM, Chan NY, Chan JW, Li SX, Huang B, Feng H, Mok V, Wing YK.
Residual Injurious Symptoms and Its Association With Neurodegenerative Outcomes in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Retrospective, Longitudinal Follow-up Study.
Mov Disord. 2020 Nov;35(11):2077-2085. - Chan NY, Zhang J, Tsang CC, Li AM, Chan JW, Wing YK, Li SX. The Associations of Insomnia Symptoms and Chronotype with Daytime Sleepiness, Mood Symptoms and Suicide Risk in Adolescents.
Sleep Med 2020 Oct 74:124-131. - Ling J, Sun W, Chan NY, Zhang J, Lam SP, Li AM, Chan JW, Kyle SD, Li SX.
Effects of insomnia symptoms and objective short sleep duration on memory performance in youths.
J Sleep Res.2020, 29(4):e13049
