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Overview

Linda C. W. Lam is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and conducts research primarily within the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their work encompasses a range of topics related to brain health and mental wellness, with particular attention to neurological and psychiatric conditions.

Their research covers several subfields, including neurology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. The main topics addressed in their publications feature dementia and cognitive impairment research, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, functional brain connectivity studies, COVID-19 and mental health, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, mental health treatment and access, and health disparities and outcomes.

The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Brain stimulation
  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Trials

Notable recent papers authored by or including Linda C. W. Lam are:

  • "Tackling challenges in care of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias amid the COVID-19 pandemic, now and in the future," published in 2020 in Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • "Personalized prediction of transcranial magnetic stimulation clinical response in patients with treatment-refractory depression using neuroimaging biomarkers and machine learning," published in 2021 in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Window View Quality: Why It Matters and What We Should Do," published in 2022 in LEUKOS The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
  • "A pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial on combining mind-body physical exercise, cognitive training, and nurse-led risk factor modification to reduce cognitive decline among older adults with mild cognitive impairment in primary care," published in 2020 in PeerJ
  • "APOE ε4 and the Influence of Sex, Age, Vascular Risk Factors, and Ethnicity on Cognitive Decline," published in 2020 in The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Linda C. W. Lam include:

  • Allen Lee
  • Suk Ling
  • Sandra Sau Man Chan
  • Hanna Lu
  • Wai Chi Chan

Best Publications

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2003: stress and psychological impact among frontline healthcare workers

    Cindy W. C. Tam;Edwin P. F. Pang;Linda C. W. Lam;Helen F. K. Chiu

  • The Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Diverse Geographical and Ethnocultural Regions: The COSMIC Collaboration

    Perminder S. Sachdev;Darren M. Lipnicki;Nicole A. Kochan;John D. Crawford

  • A 1-year randomized controlled trial comparing mind body exercise (Tai Chi) with stretching and toning exercise on cognitive function in older Chinese adults at risk of cognitive decline.

    Linda C.W. Lam;Rachel C.M. Chau;Billy M.L. Wong;Ada W.T. Fung

  • Efficacy of aromatherapy (Lavandula angustifolia) as an intervention for agitated behaviours in Chinese older persons with dementia: a cross-over randomized trial.

    Pamela Wan-ki Lin;Wai-chi Chan;Bacon Fung-leung Ng;Linda Chiu-wa Lam

  • Prevalence of dementia in Chinese elderly in Hong Kong

    H.F.K. Chiu;L.C.W. Lam;I. Chi;T. Leung

  • Sleep-related injury in the elderly--an epidemiological study in Hong Kong.

    H. F. K. Chiu;Y. K. Wing;L. C. W. Lam;S. W. Li

  • Interim follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing Chinese style mind body (Tai Chi) and stretching exercises on cognitive function in subjects at risk of progressive cognitive decline.

    Linda C. W. Lam;Rachel C. M. Chau;Billy M. L. Wong;Ada W. T. Fung

  • Prevalence, psychosocial correlates and service utilization of depressive and anxiety disorders in Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey (HKMMS).

    Linda Chiu-Wa Lam;Corine Sau-Man Wong;Min-Jung Wang;Wai-Chi Chan

  • Curcumin effects on blood lipid profile in a 6-month human study.

    Larry Baum;Stanley K.K. Cheung;Vincent C.T. Mok;Linda C.W. Lam

  • Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study

    Darren M Lipnicki;John D Crawford;Rajib Dutta;Anbupalam Thalamuthu

  • Would Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Adhere to and Benefit from a Structured Lifestyle Activity Intervention to Enhance Cognition?: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

    Linda Chiu-wa Lam;Wai Chi Chan;Tony Leung;Ada Wai-tung Fung

  • Social support and well-being in dementia family caregivers: The mediating role of self-efficacy

    Alma Au;Man-Kin Lai;Kam-Mei Lau;Pey-Chyou Pan

  • Validation of the Chinese translation of the 6-item De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale in elderly Chinese

    Grace Tak Yu Leung;Jenny de Jong Gierveld;Linda Chiu Wa Lam

  • Tackling challenges in care of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias amid the COVID-19 pandemic, now and in the future.

    Vincent C.T. Mok;Sarah Pendlebury;Sarah Pendlebury;Adrian Wong;Suvarna Alladi

  • Validation study of the Chinese version of the neuropsychiatric inventory (CNPI).

    Vivian P. Y. Leung;Linda C. W. Lam;Helen F. K. Chiu;Jeffrey L. Cummings

  • Subjective memory complaints in Chinese subjects with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease.

    Linda C. W. Lam;Victor W. C. Lui;Cindy W. C. Tam;Helen F. K. Chiu

  • Benefit-finding and effect on caregiver depression: A double-blind randomized controlled trial.

    Sheung-Tak Cheng;Emily P. M. Mak;Helene H. Fung;Timothy Kwok

  • Prevalence of very mild and mild dementia in community-dwelling older Chinese people in Hong Kong

    Linda Chiu Wa Lam;Cindy W C Tam;Victor W C Lui;W C Chan

  • A double‐blind randomised comparison of risperidone and haloperidol in the treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms in Chinese dementia patients

    Wai-chi Chan;Linda Chiu-wa Lam;Caroline Nga-pui Choy;Vivian Pui-yiu Leung

  • Voices of Alzheimer Caregivers on Positive Aspects of Caregiving

    Sheung-Tak Cheng;Sheung-Tak Cheng;Emily P. M. Mak;Rosanna W. L. Lau;Natalie S. S. Ng

  • Self-efficacy Is Associated With Less Burden and More Gains From Behavioral Problems of Alzheimer’s Disease in Hong Kong Chinese Caregivers

    Sheung-Tak Cheng;Linda C. W. Lam;Timothy Kwok;Natalie S. S. Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen F.K. Chiu
Helen F.K. Chiu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sheung-Tak Cheng
Sheung-Tak Cheng Education University of Hong Kong
Marcus Richards
Marcus Richards University College London
Helene H. Fung
Helene H. Fung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Carol Brayne
Carol Brayne University of Cambridge
Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales
Eric F.C. Cheung
Eric F.C. Cheung Castle Peak Hospital
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nicole A. Kochan
Nicole A. Kochan University of New South Wales

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