Positions

• Attending Physician at the Researcher level, Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes
• Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital
• Professor, Ph.D. Program for Aging, China Medical University

Education and Experience

• Medical Advisor (Medical Affairs), Pfizer
• Resident Physician and Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital
• Ph.D., Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University
• M.D., Chang Gung University School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Yu-Hsuan Lin is one of the few psychiatrists in Taiwan who possesses both clinical and industry experience.
Dr. Lin serves at the National Health Research Institutes and National Taiwan University Hospital, integrating clinical and research expertise to develop three mobile applications (apps) and obtain multiple domestic and international patents, and has published more than 100 academic papers in international journals (H-index=30). He currently serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Medical Internet Research and as an editorial board member of the Asian Journal of Psychiatry.

Dr. Lin’s research is characterized by using digital footprints to quantify human behavior and analyze mental states.
In the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Lin utilized real-time findings showing that the less frequently people in different countries searched for “handwashing” online, the faster the spread of the pandemic.
These important results were not only published in the toptier journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, but were also widely reported by international media such as Reuters and major domestic media outlets.

During his time as a medical student, Dr. Lin conducted research using himself and his classmates as study subjects, applying heart rate variability to analyze the physical and mental health of on-call interns.
The research results were featured in a special report on the website of the authoritative textbook Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine and were also specially covered by domestic media.
The Legislative Yuan and Control Yuan, in hearings and forums discussing physician stress, have both cited the research findings of Dr. Lin’s team.
While serving as a resident physician at National Taiwan University Hospital, his clinical case report was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

During his doctoral studies, Dr. Lin developed a background program that records smartphone usage patterns, and the core technical paper has been cited more than 500 times in international journals.
He also developed the “Smartphone Addiction Scale” which has been cited more than 900 times in international academic literature to date, and currently has versions in more than twenty languages, including German, French, Spanish, and Italian.
Dr. Lin has developed cloud-based mobile applications (apps): “Rhythm,” which automatically records sleep patterns, and the fully automated work-hour recording system “Work Hours Tracker.”
These have not only obtained multiple domestic and international patents, but related papers have been published in important journals on digital health and internet behavior research such as the Journal of Medical Internet Research and npj Digital Medicine.
Dr. Lin frequently integrates interdisciplinary perspectives when teaching and reviewing medical journals, and has published commentaries in top journals such as JAMA, JAMA Psychiatry, and JAMA Pediatrics.
In recent years, he has participated in research evaluating healthcare workforce issues at the National Health Research Institutes and has received the NHRI “Young Investigator Research Award.”

Dr. Lin authored 《探索大腦的會談地圖》, which integrates neuroscience with clinical communication skills, and it is currently designated as a textbook in many institutions and graduate programs for psychiatry trainees, nursing, psychology, social work, and occupational therapy. The fan page of the same name has become one of the most popular social platforms in the Mandarin-speaking world for introducing professional psychiatric knowledge.
Dr. Lin is also a pioneer in Taiwan in promoting science communication through podcasts, having established the National Health Research Institutes podcast channel, for which he received the “Administrative Innovation and Service Contribution Award.”

Dr. Lin frequently gives lectures in campuses, communities, and workplaces, actively builds platforms for industry–academia collaboration, promotes community health, and assists in formulating related policies.
He also promotes the “Employee Assistance Program (EAP),” which has become popular among multinational corporations in recent years.
In his spare time, he enjoys classical music (click to watch Dr. Lin perform Liszt’s Dedication on the piano) and board games.
He previously served as the concertmaster of the Chang Gung University String Orchestra and is a 6th-dan Go player certified by the Chinese Taipei Go Association, with his commentaries appearing in columns of The Reporter and The News Lens.