Publications

Full Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals:

Cindy Liu, Huijun Li, Emily Wu, and Esther Tung. Parent Perceptions of Mental Illness in Chinese American Youth. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 47 (2020) 101857 

Emily Wu, Francis Lu, John Sargent, Roberto Lewis-Fernandez. Chinese American Man With High Risk of Psychosis. Clinical Psychiatry News, 2018 Dec; 46(12): 8-9. www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/177837/schizophrenia-other-psychotic-disorders/chinese-american-man-high-risk. 

Enrico Castillo, Anish Dube, Alan Fung, Jai Ganhi, Emily Wu & Albert Yeung. (2018, November 7). Stress and Trauma Related to the Political and Social Environment: A Toolkit for Treating Asian Americans. American Psychiatric Association Website. From https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/cultural-competency/stress-and-trauma/asian-american

Brandon Kohrt, Francis Lu, Emily Wu, Devon Hinton, Neil Aggarwal, Ranna Parekh, and Roberto Lewis-Fernandez. Caring for Families Separated by Changing Immigration Policies and Enforcement: A Cultural Psychiatry Perspective. Psychiatric Services, 2018 Aug 20:appips201800076. PMID: 30122136 

Emily Wu, John Torous, Cindy Liu. Chinese Immigrant Use of Smartphone Apps toward Improving Child Mental Health Awareness and Resource Delivery: A Pilot Study. Asian J Psychiatr. 2017 Dec 16;33:1-6. PMID: 29289856

Emily Wu, John Torous, Rashad Hardaway, Thomas Gutheil. Confidentiality and Privacy for Smartphone Applications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Unmet Needs and Practical Solutions. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2017; 26(1): 117-124. PMID: 27837937

Emily Wu, John Torous, Gordon Harper. A Gap in the Literature: Clinical role for smartphone applications for depression care among adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2016; 55(7): 630-631. PMID: 27343892

Emily Wu, David P. Graham.  Association of chronic pain and traumatic brain injury on community integration of returning veterans.  Journal Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 2016; 31(1): E1-E12. PMID: 26098259

Scott Johnson, Andrea G. Stolar, Emily Wu, Loretta A. Coonan, David P. Graham.  An analysis of successful outcomes and associated contributing factors in Veterans’ Court. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 2015; 79(2): 166-173. PMID: 26035089

Peer Reviewed Book Chapter

Li, H., Friedman-Yakoonbian, M., Choate V., Shapiro, D., & Wu, E.. (2019). Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome Among Asian American Youth and Young Adults: A Culturally Relevant Case Illustration Approach. In Handbook of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome Across Cultures. Chapter 11. Springer Publishing Company. 

Emily Wu, & John Torous. (2018). Technologies and Apps Used for Addiction. In Lifestyle Medicine (3rd ed.) Chapter 95. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis. 

Abstracts, Paper Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings: 

Emily Wu, Nhut Tran, Carine Nzodom, Frank Clark, Enrico Castillo (2019, March). Enhancing Interest in Mental Health Careers Among Underrepresented Minority Students in Middle and High Schools: APA’s Doctor’s Back to School Program. Poster presented at the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, San Diego, California.

Emily Wu. 2018, November. Digital Psychiatry: Mobile Mental Health. In GAP Fellows (Co-Authors), Psychiatry in the Digital Age: Perils and Promises. Plenary Session conducted at Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) November Meeting, White Plain, NY.

Emily Wu, MD, Robert Boland, MD (2018, October). Acceptability And Engagement In the Loving-Kindness Mindfulness (LKM) Smartphone App Among the Chinese American College Students: A mixed-methods study. Poster presented at the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry, New York, New York.

Emily Wu. 2018, May. Technology Innovations among Asian Communities: From public health to mental health. In Emily Wu (Chair), Digital Mental Health Innovations for Minority Populations: A Potential Solution to Fulfill Unmet Needs. Workshop conducted at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 

Emily Wu. 2018, May. Evaluating Video Games for Mental Health Care. In Christopher Flinton (Chair), Inside the Matrix: A Workshop on the Ethics, Evaluation, and Opportunity of Mental Health Video Games. Workshop conducted at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

Emily Wu, MD, John Torous, MD, Cindy Liu, PhD (2018, April). Chinese Immigrant Use of Smartphone Apps toward Improving Child Mental Health Awareness and Resource Delivery: A Pilot Study. Paper Presented at the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC) Annual Meeting. San Diego, California’

Emily Wu, MD, John Torous, MD, Robert Boland, MD (2018, May). Increasing Engagement in Depression Care by Chinese Americans through a Customized and Culturally Relevant Smartphone Platform. Poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, New York, New York.

Emily Wu, MD, John Torous, MD. (2017, October). Utilizing a Culturally-Modified Smartphone App to Increase Engagement in Depression Treatment among Chinese Americans: A pilot study. Poster presented at the Connected Health Conference, Seaport, Massachusetts.

Emily Wu, MD, Cindy Liu, PhD. (2017, April). Parenting Aggravation and Challenges in Chinese Immigrant Families: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Poster presented at the Annual Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, Boston, Massachusetts.

Emily Wu, MD, John Torous, MD, Cindy Liu, PhD. (2016, November). Utilizing smartphone applications for child mental health learning among Chinese American parents. Poster presented at the Discover Brigham 2016: Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Research Day, Boston, Massachusetts. 

Emily Wu, MD, John Torous, MD, Cindy Liu, PhD. (2016, October). Gauging the interest of smartphone apps to improve mental health literacy and parenting among Chinese American parents. Poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Institute on Psychiatric Services (IPS): The Mental Health Services Conference, Washington D.C..

Emily Wu, MD, Huijun Li, PhD, Cindy Liu, PhD. (2016, August). Can parents identify mental health diagnoses in youth? A study of mental health literacy in Boston Chinese immigrant families. Poster presented at the Asian American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado. 

Emily Wu, MD, Huijun Li, PhD, Esther Tung, Cindy Liu, PhD. (2016, March). Parental Recognition of Mental Illness in Youth among Chinese Americans. Poster presented at the Annual Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, Boston, Massachusetts.

Emily Wu, MD, Huijun Li, PhD, Esther Tung, Cindy Liu, PhD. (2016, March) Parental Recognition of Mental Illness in Youth among Chinese Immigrant population. Poster presented at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) Centers of Excellence Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

Scott Johnson, Andrea G. Stolar, Emily Wu, Loretta A. Coonan, David P. Graham. (2014, October). An Analysis of Successful Outcomes and Associated Factors in Veterans’ Court. Poster presented at the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois

Peer Reviewed Online Publications:

Wu EY. (2014, May 29). Call for Medical Education on Student Self-Reflection. http://in-training.org/call-medical-education-student-self-reflection-7121, Publication Status: Published. 

Wu EY. (2014, April 11). Poor Communication in Multidisciplinary Teams Harms Patient Safety: An Experience on the Wards. http://in-training.org/poor-communication-in-multidisciplinary-teams-harms-safety-5968, Publication Status: Published.