Mood & Sleep
Persistent low mood, anxiety, mood swings, difficulty sleeping, or changes in your daily routine.
Board-Certified Psychiatrist / Care for Adults & Older Adults
Care begins with listening.
Here to support your mental health.
I’m Dr. Yu-Shiou Lin. If you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, social difficulties or memory decline, we can talk about it in clinic. Together, we’ll work to understand your symptoms and discuss treatment and care that fit your needs.
Xinyi, Taipei · Xindian, New TaipeiConsultations in Mandarin & English
Yu-Shiou Lin MDBoard-Certified Psychiatrist
AREAS OF CARE
Concerns We Can Talk About
Starting with changes in everyday life,
we explore your symptoms and what you need.
Adult ADHD, ASD
& Social Difficulties
Assessment and care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We can also discuss difficulties with attention, impulsivity, social communication, and navigating relationships.
Memory & Mental Health in Later Life
Changes in memory or cognition, emotional and behavioral concerns in older adults, and challenges faced by family caregivers.
Thoughts & Perceptions
Thoughts or experiences that are hard to describe and that affect your life, relationships, or everyday functioning.
SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRES
Understand changes in yourself or a loved one
Choose a topic and take your time.
You can bring your results or notes to your appointment.
Established screening questionnaires with source-based questions and scoring. Results can support a clinical conversation but cannot confirm or rule out a diagnosis on their own.
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PHQ-9
Depression Symptoms
Reflect on mood and related symptoms over the past two weeks to support a clinical conversation.
Start questionnaire Standard screening questionnaire
GAD-7
Anxiety Symptoms
Reflect on worry, tension, and difficulty relaxing over the past two weeks.
Start questionnaire Standard screening questionnaire
ASRS-v1.1 · 6Q
Adult ADHD Screener
For adults aged 18 and over. The six-item screener helps identify symptoms that may warrant further assessment.
Start questionnaire Standard screening questionnaire
CATI · 42Q
Adult Autistic Traits
A 42-item measure of autistic traits, including social communication, sensory experiences and routines, to support further assessment.
Start questionnaire Standard screening questionnaire
IQCODE · 26Q
Dementia Risk in Older Adults
A relative or friend who has known the person for at least ten years reviews changes in memory and everyday functioning, to support assessment of cognitive decline.
Start questionnaire Standard screening questionnaire
GDS-15
Mood in Older Adults
Fifteen yes-or-no questions about mood and everyday feelings in older adults over the past week.
Start questionnaire Standard screening questionnaire
Ten standard questions about drinking patterns and their effects on everyday life, to support discussion with a clinician.
Start questionnaire Standard screening questionnaire
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, seek emergency help now; you do not need to complete a questionnaire first.
Discuss your concerns with Dr. Lin →MEET DR. LIN
Meet Dr. Yu-Shiou Lin
Clinical assessment, grounded
in each person's everyday life.
I graduated from the School of Medicine at National Yang-Ming University and completed five years of psychiatric training at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, including residency, chief residency, and advanced clinical training in geriatric psychiatry.
My clinical work covers adult ADHD, ASD, social and relationship difficulties, mood and sleep concerns, and mental health in older adults. During assessment, I consider symptoms, cognitive function, and the context of daily life, using this information to guide treatment planning.
I previously conducted research in psychiatry and computational neuroscience at the University of Ottawa / The Royal in Canada. The Royal(opens in a new tab) combines mental health care, research and education to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Alongside clinical care, I continue to participate in international clinical trial assessment and mental health AI safety research.
Explore Research & Collaboration View professional credentials ↓Education & Professional Training
BACKGROUND- Specialist Certification
- Board-Certified Psychiatrist, TaiwanCertified in 2025
- 2025 — 2026
- Taipei Veterans General HospitalAdvanced Clinical Training in Geriatric Psychiatry
- 2021 — 2025
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General HospitalResident · Chief Resident
- 2018 — 2021
- Research in Ottawa, CanadaPsychiatry & computational neuroscience
University of Ottawa / The Royal
Supervisor: Georg Northoff(opens in a new tab)Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada - 2019
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming UniversityDoctor of Medicine (MD)
Patients: All agesLanguages: Mandarin · English · Taiwanese Hokkien
National Yang-Ming UniversitySchool of Medicine
Taipei Veterans General HospitalPsychiatry & geriatric psychiatry training
University of OttawaPsychiatry & computational neuroscience research
The Royal, OttawaPsychiatry & computational neuroscience researchCREDENTIALS & TRAINING
Professional Credentials & Continuing Education
Continuing to learn, with thoughtful care for you at the heart of my practice.
Official government specialist qualification
Specialist Certificate in Psychiatry
Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Certified as a specialist in psychiatry, with professional qualifications in mental health assessment and treatment.
Official government qualification
Physician Certificate
Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Passed the national physician examination and qualified as a physician in Taiwan.
Official university degree
Medical Degree (MD)
National Yang-Ming University
Completed medical education, providing a foundation for clinical practice and whole-person care.
Official MoCA training certification
MoCA Training & Certification
MoCA Cognition
Certified in administering and scoring the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a screening tool for memory, attention and other cognitive functions.
Official society and manufacturer training
Alpha-Stim CES/MET Certificate of Proficiency
Taiwan Society of Psychophysiology & Electromedical Products International, Inc.
Completed professional training in cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) and microcurrent electrical therapy (MET).
Official course completion certificate
ICH Good Clinical Practice E6(R3)
The Global Health Network · Global Health Training Centre
Completed training in international clinical research standards, covering research ethics, participant protection and study quality.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Clinics & Appointments
Choose a convenient location
and book through the clinic's official channels.
Xinyi · Taipei
Sunrain Xinyi Mental Health Clinic
- Monday · Evening
- 18:00 – 21:00
- Tuesday · Afternoon
- 14:00 – 17:00
Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station, Exit 202-7701-5667
Xindian · New Taipei
Dr. Yang Tsung-Tsai Clinic
- Thursday · Morning
- 09:00 – 12:00
- Thursday · Afternoon
- 14:00 – 17:00
- Thursday · Evening
- 18:00 – 21:00
Clinic information checked: September 5, 2026. Clinic booking pages may be in Chinese. Please refer to each clinic's latest announcements for appointment availability, closures, first-visit check-in deadlines, and fees.
BEFORE YOUR VISIT
Before Your First Visit
You can prepare a few key points.
You don't need to explain everything at once.
What should I bring to my first appointment?
Bring your National Health Insurance card and identification as required by the clinic. You may also bring your current medication packaging, a medication list, or previous test results. Please check your chosen clinic's booking and check-in requirements before your first visit.
What if I don't know how to describe what I'm experiencing?
You can start by writing down what you most want to discuss, when it began, and how it affects your sleep, work, or daily life. Even a few sentences can help start the conversation.
How do I book or change an appointment?
Please use the official clinic channels listed above. Sunrain offers online booking, and Dr. Yang Tsung-Tsai Clinic accepts appointment inquiries by phone. To change or cancel a booking, contact the clinic where you made the appointment directly.
MEDIA & TALKS
Media & Talks
Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital · Invited Talk
The Adolescence of Psychiatric AI
At the invitation of Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, I spoke at its monthly hospital-wide AI in Medicine lecture, joining nearly forty physicians and healthcare professionals attending in person and online. Drawing on psychiatric practice and hands-on benchmarking and evaluation work with US frontier model companies, I explored AI’s potential in mental health, its limitations and the safety questions that remain. My thanks to the hospital and the program team for making this exchange possible. The recording and slides are available below to continue the conversation.
RESEARCH & COLLABORATION
From Clinical Care to Research
Clinical Trial Assessment · Mental Health AI Safety
International Clinical Trials & Assessment Quality
- Central Rater Lead / Scientific Consultant
Central rating work supports Phase 3 psychiatric drug trials for a major international pharmaceutical company. Reviewing assessments and training clinicians helps research teams across sites evaluate symptom changes consistently and improve study data quality.
Official website (opens in a new tab) - Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Trials Network and Institute (MGH CTNI)Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School(opens in a new tab) and was ranked the top US hospital by U.S. News & World Report in 2012 and 2015(opens in a new tab).SAFER Rater | Clinical Trial Eligibility AssessmentThe role uses remote interviews to understand a participant’s diagnosis, symptom severity and treatment history, and check whether they meet the study requirements. This helps trials recruit suitable participants.
Appointed September 2026; onboarding in progressInstitution and services (opens in a new tab)
Mental Health AI Safety & Evaluation
When people turn to AI with mental health concerns, responses need to be empathetic, safe and appropriate. Psychiatric clinical experience informs the evaluation of AI responses, helping identify potentially misleading or harmful answers and recommend improvements. Expert-designed questions also help assess the capabilities and limitations of AI in understanding problems, reasoning and making judgments.
- AI Evaluation Informed by Clinical PracticeSelf-Harm & Suicide Risk · Sensitive Language · Response Safety
Supported AI safety tuning for a US frontier AI company, bringing Traditional Chinese cultural and linguistic knowledge to the evaluation of responses involving self-harm, suicide and other high-risk mental health situations. This work identifies expressions of distress and potentially harmful replies, and offers clinical insights and recommendations for improvement.
Sole representative from Taiwan in this projectRelated project overview on OpenAI (opens in a new tab) - Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE)Computational Neuroscience Questions & AI Evaluation｜2025
Scale AI / Center for AI SafetyContributions to Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE) through Outlier / Scale AI involved writing exam questions for large language models to test their specialist knowledge and reasoning. The work included computational neuroscience questions, scoring criteria and analysis of why models gave incorrect answers. At its 2025 release, HLE was among the most challenging cross-disciplinary academic AI benchmarks.
Evaluation Project Website (opens in a new tab)
Related HLE benchmark paper in Nature (opens in a new tab)
Selected Research & Publications
Google Scholar (opens in a new tab)Journal Articles
Systemic Failure Modes of Large Language Models in Geriatric Psychiatric Assessment: A Scoping Review(opens in a new tab)
This review examines recurring errors and risks when large language models assess mental health in older adults, including inconsistent diagnoses and susceptibility to misleading input. It recommends limiting near-term use to low-risk support tasks with professional oversight.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2026. Published online; in press.
Journal pre-proof; volume, issue, and page numbers have not yet been assigned.
First AuthorPublished Online
Pharmacological management of agitation in dementia: An evidence-based review with expert consensus(opens in a new tab)
This review brings together research and expert consensus on medications for agitation in dementia, explaining potential benefits and risks. It emphasizes identifying triggers, adjusting the environment and providing support before considering medication.
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 2026;89(3):187–197.
CoauthorJournal Article
Associations between Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism, Melancholic Feature, and Treatment Refractoriness in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression(opens in a new tab)
This study explores how variation in the BDNF gene relates to symptom patterns and treatment resistance in people with difficult-to-treat depression, offering clues to individual differences.
Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry. 2022;36(2):68–73.
First AuthorJournal Article
The self in art therapy – Brain-based assessment of the drawing process(opens in a new tab)
This paper explores whether changes in drawing movements over time can help measure continuity in a person’s sense of self, with an initial demonstration in two cases. It connects neuroscience and art therapy to propose an approach for further study.
Medical Hypotheses. 2020;138:109596.
First AuthorJournal Article
Preprints · arXiv
LUMEN: Cost-Transparent Multi-Agent Pipeline for Automated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis(opens in a new tab)
LUMEN proposes a workflow in which multiple AI agents help screen medical literature, extract data and combine findings while making computational costs visible.
arXiv. 2026; arXiv:2606.28362.
Corresponding AuthorPreprint
Professional Collaboration
Clinical trial assessment, rater training, mental health AI evaluation, and research exchange.
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