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Frank Huang-Chih Chou
Researcher at National Yang-Ming University
Publications - 25
Citations - 503
Frank Huang-Chih Chou is an academic researcher from National Yang-Ming University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Psychiatric assessment. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 25 publications receiving 412 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank Huang-Chih Chou include Meiho University.
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Epidemiologic psychiatric studies on post-disaster impact among Chi-Chi earthquake survivors in Yu-Chi, Taiwan.
Frank Huang-Chih Chou,Hung-Chi Wu,Pesus Chou,Chao-Yueh Su,Kuan-Yi Tsai,Shin-Shin Chao,Ming-Chao Chen,Tom Tung-Ping Su,Wen-Jung Sun,Wen-Chen Ou-Yang +9 more
TL;DR: Following the devastation caused by the Chi‐Chi earthquake, it is important to focus on treating symptoms of major depression and PTSD and eliminating the risk factors for both of these disorders in survivors to avoid the increase in suicidality.
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Quality of Life and Related Risk Factors in a Taiwanese Village Population 21 Months after an Earthquake
Frank Huang-Chih Chou,Pesus Chou,Tom Tung-Ping Su,Wen-Chen Ou-Yang,I-Chia Chien,Ming-Kun Lu,Ming-Wei Huang +6 more
TL;DR: The earthquake survivors had a higher percentage of psychiatric disorders and the risk factors that affected quality of life in survivors were age, female sex, financial loss, social network change, and mental impairment.
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The relationship between quality of life and psychiatric impairment for a Taiwanese community post-earthquake.
Frank Huang-Chih Chou,Pesus Chou,Chun-Hsuan Lin,Tom Tung-Ping Su,Wen-Chen Ou-Yang,I-Chia Chien,Chao-Yueh Su,Ming-Kun Lu,Ming-Chao Chen +8 more
TL;DR: Responses assessed as psychiatrically impaired tended to be older, female, divorced/widowed, and less educated, and they were more likely to have experienced major familial financial loss as an immediate consequence of the earthquake.
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Establishment of a disaster-related psychological screening test.
TL;DR: The DRPST, which was administered for phase 1 of this two-phase study, may be used for effective and rapid screening for PTSD and MDE after an earthquake, despite the usual limitations on resources following a disaster.
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Survey of psychiatric disorders in a taiwanese village population six months after a major earthquake
TL;DR: This population survey of earthquake disaster survivors found an increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders after exposure to a catastrophic earthquake, highlighting the need for prompt therapeutic attention to residents of earthquake Disaster areas after the event.