Professor, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, South Korea
Jong-Chul Yang, M.D., Ph.D. is a distinguished professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Medical School and serves as the director of the Anxiety and Stress Clinic at JBNU Hospital in South Korea. Born on August 5, 1969, in Suncheon-city, Jellanam-do, Republic of Korea, Dr. Yang has made significant contributions to the field of psychiatry with a focus on anxiety disorders, neurobiology, and psychopharmacology.
Education 🎓
Dr. Yang completed his medical education (M.D., 1994) and psychiatric residency training (1999) at Chonnam National University & Hospital in Korea. He further specialized with a neuropsychiatric fellowship (2003) and earned his Ph.D. (2004) from the same institution. He also served as a research professor at the Anxiety Research Clinics at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City from 2012 to 2014.
Experience 💼
Dr. Yang has held several prestigious positions, including chairman of the Academic Committee of the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, director of International Relations for the Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders, and director of the Research Committee of the Korean Association of Psychoanalysis. He is also an international fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Research Interests 🔬
Dr. Yang’s research spans three main areas:
- Neurobiology and psychopharmacology of anxiety disorders.
- Functional neuroimaging studies on emotion and cognition.
- Scientific research on psychoanalysis.
Awards 🏆
Dr. Yang has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to psychiatry and research. His accolades highlight his commitment to advancing mental health care and understanding complex psychiatric conditions.
Profile 🌐
Explore more about Dr. Jong-Chul Yang’s professional journey and contributions on his Scopus Profile.
Publications Top Notes📖
- Brain morphological changes and functional neuroanatomy related to cognitive and emotional distractors during working memory maintenance in post-traumatic stress disorder
- Journal: Brain Research Bulletin
- Year: 2024
- Cited by: Pending
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- The association between adverse childhood experiences and self-harm among South Korean children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study
- Journal: Child Health Nursing Research
- Year: 2023
- Cited by: Pending
- Association of the Comprehensive Attention Test and the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Journal: Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Year: 2023
- Cited by: Pending
- Neural Correlates of Emotion–Cognition Interaction During Working Memory Maintenance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Role of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
- Journal: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
- Year: 2022
- Cited by: 1
- Comparative Functional Connectivity of Core Brain Regions between Implicit and Explicit Memory Tasks Underlying Negative Emotion in General Anxiety Disorder
- Journal: Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
- Year: 2022
- Cited by: 4