Lab News

YMH Lab received funding from National Natural Science Foundation of China
October 12, 2022
We just received a three-year grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The title of our project is “The mechanisms underlying mood disorders”.

August 18, 2022
Suicidal ideation and attempted suicide among cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Runsen Chen visited Mental Health Research Institute of Hebei Medical University
August 16, 2022
Dr Runsen Chen visited the Mental Health Institute of the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University

New research paper published in medRxiv (preprint)
August 1, 2022
Bullying perpetration, peer victimisation, suicidality, and their cumulative effect on preadolescents' behaviour and brain development

YMH Lab received funding from Ministry of Education of China
July 30, 2022
We just received a three-year grant from the Humanity and Social Science foundation of Ministry of Education of China. The title of our project is “School-based universal prevention targeting non-suicidal self-harm”.

New research paper published in Lancet Discovery Science- eclinicalMedicine
July 15, 2022
Blind box over-engagement and suicide risk among adolescents and young adults: Results of a large-scale survey

Welcome 4 Postdocs joining us!
July 1, 2022
Welcome Dr Juan Wang, Dr Huagen Wang, Dr Mei Yu and Dr Yajing Sun joining us!

Welcome 3 Undergraduate/visiting students Joining us!
July 1, 2022
Welcome Peiyu Chen, Bingyu Hu and Tianhe Zhang joining YMH Lab!

New correspondence published in Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific
June 24, 2022
E-cigarette use among youth in China

Successful second term for new public lecture series
June 14, 2022
The series (Recognizing teen mood problems) is organised by Dr Xiaoqian Zhang and Dr Runsen Chen

Successful first term for new public lecture series
June 1, 2022
The series (Wise Parent: The Essential Guide to Raising a Child) is organised by Dr Juan Wang and Dr Yajing Sun

New research paper published in medRxiv (preprint)
May 25, 2022
The effect of multigeneration history of suicidality on offspring’s neurodevelopment outcomes: evidence from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) cohort

2022 Highlights from Special Collection (Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19) of Globalization and Health
May 19, 2022
Dr Runsen Chen appointed as Guest Editor of the Special Collection. This special collection investigates the influence of COVID-19 on mental health across different countries.

New intervention protocol published in Internet Interventions
April 11, 2022
Internet-based interventions to promote help-seeking for mental health in LGBTQ+ young adults: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

New research paper published in Preventive Medicine
March 12, 2022
Latent profile analysis to identify subgroups of Chinese sexual minority adolescents at risk of suicidality

Prof Weihua Yue visited Youth Mental Health Lab
Feb 25, 2022
Prof Weihua Yue from Peking University Sixth Hospital

New commentary published in Lancet HIV
February 2, 2022
Focusing on suicide prevention in people with HIV

New review paper published in Lancet Public Health
November 26, 2021
The mental health of transgender and gender non-conforming people in China: a systematic review

Dr Runsen Chen appointed as new Editorial Board Member of BMC Medicine
January 10, 2022
Dr Runsen Chen has been appointed as the new Editorial Board Member of Psychiatry Section, BMC Medicine

YMH Lab received funding from Pillar subproject of VSPH
December 30, 2021
We just received a three-year subproject grant from the Pillar project of VSPH, Tsinghua University. The title of our subproject is “Chinese Adolescent Behavior, Cognition and Mental Health Cohort Study”.

New research paper published in Journal of Affective Disorders
December 27, 2021
The relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation, the mediating role of identification of all humanity, indifference and loneliness

Lab moves to new space
December 20, 2021
YMH lab has moved to new space on the 1st floor of the Medical Science Building, Tsinghua University

Dr Ni Xu visited Youth Mental Health Lab
October 14, 2021
Dr Ni Xu from Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK

New paper published in Child Abuse & Neglect
October 15, 2021
Methods of attempted suicide and risk factors in LGBTQ+ youth

New paper published in BMC Medicine
Sep 22, 2021
Psychopathological symptom network structure in transgender and gender queer youth reporting parental psychological abuse: a network analysis

New paper published in Journal of Sexual Medicine
July 8, 2021
Chinese Version of the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults

Dr Zhihao Ma visited Youth Mental Health Lab
July 16, 2021
Dr Zhihao Ma from School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University

The Child and Adolescent Health Section of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
July 04, 2021
YMH Lab members went to Yinchuan, Ningxia to attend the conference of The Child and Adolescent Health Section of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association.

YMH Lab received funding from Peiyu Research Fund of VSPH
July 1, 2021
We just received a two-year grant from the Peiyu Research Fund of VSPH, Tsinghua University. The title of our project is “Early screening, diagnosis and intervention in adolescents with suicidal behaviour”.

Dr. Han presented a poster at the conference
July 04, 2021
The risk factors associated with suicide attempts in the LGBTQ+ youth

Meeting with JARVIS Lab from Tencent
June 16, 2021
Excited collaboration with JARVIS Lab

June 3, 2021
Principle investigator of YMH lab, Dr Runsen Chen organized and hosted the special session as a part of Boao Forum for Asia-Global Health Forum.

Dr Runsen Chen appointed as Associate Editor of Globalization and Health
March 1, 2021
Dr Runsen Chen has been appointed as the new Associate Editor of Globalization and Health (SSCI Q1)