Academic Staff
Dr Jessie LIN
Assistant Professor
MBBS (ZJU, China), Msc (LMU, Germany), PhD (HKU), Psychiatrist (China)
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- jx-jessie.lin@polyu.edu.hk
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Dr Jessie Lin received her MBBS from the Medical College of Zhejiang University, China, Master in Science of the Neuro-Cognitive Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Germany, and Ph.D. from the Department of Psychiatry in HKU. Her early career in clinical practice inspired her to be interested in the psychological association with physical symptoms.
When she studied in Germany, she carried out research on cognitive deficits and pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of both LMU and the Technical University Munich (TU) in Munich. During her Ph.D. study at HKU, she was the first to study the effects of mind-body and aerobic exercise on neurocognition in patients with early psychosis using imaging techniques. This research has important application in clinical non-pharmacological intervention for psychosis to improve memory and attention, and to ameliorate clinical symptoms. She has also developed longitudinal study in women with postpartum depression and mindfulness-based interventions for mood disorder and functioning in these patients.
Her current research focus on the clinical impacts and neuro-mechanisms of psychosocial and mind-body exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with severe mental illness and on mood disorder in women; evaluation of early intervention and longitudinal outcomes in women with mental disorders; and epidemiological study of common mental disorder in community. These areas of research aim to provide new vision and insights into mind-body connection and clinical interventions for the diseases.
She also has actively participated in Knowledge Exchange activities to promote the public awareness of mental health and the effects of physical exercise on both physical and psychological well-being in the community based on her research evidence. She delivered the health education through public talks and workshops for patients with psychiatric disorders and their caregivers.
Research Interests
Research Output
- Ceraso, A., Lin, J., (Co-first author), Schneider-Thom, J., Siafis, S., Tardy, M., Komossa, K., Heres, S., Kissling, W., Davis, J.M., Leucht, S. (2019) (in press). Maintenance treatment with antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia: a meta-analysis review. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
- Woodward, M.L., Lin, J., Gicas, K. M., Su, W., Hui, C.L.M., Honer, W.G., Chen, E.Y.H., Lang, D.J. (2020) Medial temporal lobe cortical changes in response to exercise interventions in early psychosis patients (in press). Schizophrenia Research.
- Tong, A.C., Chang, W.C., Chan, A.N., Lin, J.J*. (2018) Objective and subjective cognitive functioning in relation to psychopathology among women with early psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 13 (5):1227-1235.
- Lin, J., Geng, X., Lee, H.M., Chan, K.W., Chang, W.C., Hui, L.M., Tse, M., Chan, L.W., Khong, P.L., Honer, W.G., Chen, Y.H. (2017) Yoga reduces the brain’s amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in patients with early psychosis: results of a randomized controlled trial. Schizophrenia Research, 184:141-142.
- Lee, E.H.M., Hui, C.L.M., Chang, W.C., Chan, S.W., Lin, J.J., Chen, E.Y.H. (2016) Comparison of cognitive functions, pre-morbid conditions and clinical characteristics between brief psychotic disorder and schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine, 46 (9):2011-2013.
- Lin, J., Chan, K.W., Lee, H.M., Chang, W.C., Tse, M., Su, W., Sham, P., Hui, L.M., Joe, G., Chan, L.W., Khong, P.L., So, K.F., Honer, W.G., Chen, Y.H. (2015) Aerobic exercise and yoga improve neuro-cognitive function in women with early psychosis: effects of a randomized controlled trial. Nature Partner Journals Schizophrenia, 1(0):15047-15054.
- Lin, J., Lee, E.M.H., Chang, W.C., Chan, S.K.W., Tse, M., Phong, P.I., Chan, C.L.W., Honer, W., Chen, E.Y.H. (2015) Aerobic exercise and yoga hold promises for improving neuro-cognition and symptom in early psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 41 (S1): 320-320.
- Tong, A.C., Lin, J.*, Cheung, V.Y., Lau, N.K., Chang, W.C., Chan, S.K., Hui, L.M., Lee, H.M., Chen, Y.H. (2015) A low-intensity mindfulness-based intervention for mood symptoms in people with early psychosis: developments and pilot evaluation. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 23 (6): 550-560.
- Chang, W.C., Cheung, R., Hui, L.M., Lin, J., Chan, S.K., Lee, H.M., Chen, Y.H. (2015) Rate and risk factors of depressive symptoms in Chinese patients presenting with first-episode non-affective psychosis in Hong Kong. Schizophrenia Research, 168 (1-2), 99-105.
- Hui, L.M., Lee, H.M., Chang, W.C., Chan, K.W., Lin, J., Xu, J., Chen, Y.H. (2015) Delusional disorder and schizophrenia: a comparison of the neurocognitive and clinical characteristics in first-episode patients. Psychological Medicine, 45 (14): 3085-3095.
