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Dr Ta-wei Guu, MD, PhD, is a certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist. Dr Guu has been interested in sleep disturbances, depression and dementia, and attempt to understand the interactions between these symptoms and factors such as circadian rhythm, nutrition and environmental light. He believes the advance in wearable technology will ultimately improve the understanding, measurement, and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
Biographical details
Dr Guu completed his PhD in 2024, in the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, IoPPN, KCL with his thesis titled 'STAND-S study - explore sleep, circadian rhythm, light and neuropsychiatry symptoms in dementia with wearable devises.'
Before his journey in King's, Dr Guu completed his post-graduate training in National Taiwanese University Hospital, and had a short visiting period in Stanford Sleep Medicine Center, before practicing psychiatry in China Medical University Hospital and then China Medical University Beigang Hospital. He has been appointed as the chief of educational division in the Hospital’s Department of Education and Research since 2017. Internationally, Dr. Guu was awarded the "Young Scientist Award" in 2013 WFSBP Congress, and the "Young Investigator Award" in 2018 ASSM Congress. Domestically, he was awarded the "Excellent Educator Award" in 2016 and then in 2018.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honorary Research Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
1 Oct 2021 → …
Keywords
- RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
- Sleep
- LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
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Wearable devices: underrepresentation in the ageing society
Guu, T-W., Muurling, M., Khan, Z., Kalafatis, C., Aarsland, D., Ffytche, D. & Brem, A-K., Jun 2023, In: The Lancet. Digital health. 5, 6, p. e336-e337Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Light, sleep-wake rhythm, and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in care home patients: Revisiting the sundowning syndrome
Guu, T-W., Aarsland, D. & Ffytche, D., May 2022, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 37, 5, GPS5712.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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An international research agenda for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia
Luykx, J. J., Gonzalez-Diaz, J. M., Guu, T-W., van der Horst, M. Z., van Dellen, E., Boks, M. P., Guloksuz, S., DeLisi, L. E., Sommer, I. E., Cummins, R., Shiers, D., Lee, J., Every-Palmer, S., Mhalla, A., Chadly, Z., Chan, S. K. W., Cotes, R. O., Takahashi, S., Benros, M. E., Wagner, E., & 6 others, Aug 2023, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 10, 8, p. 644-652 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research Practice Guidelines for Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (vol 88, pg 263, 2019)
Guu, T. W., Mischoulon, D., Sarris, J., Hibbeln, J., McNamara, R. K. & Hamazaki, K., Oct 2020, In: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 89, 6, p. 406-407Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-national, multi-disciplinary Delphi consensus study on using omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (vol 15, pg 233, 2020)
Guu, T-W., Mischoulon, D., Sarris, J., Hibbeln, J., McNamara, R. K., Hamazaki, K., Freeman, M. P., Maes, M., Matsuoka, Y. J., Belmaker, R. H., Marx, W., Pariante, C., Berk, M., Jacka, F. & Su, K-P., 1 Sept 2020, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 274, p. 1226-1227Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review