Biography

Dr. Shuqiao Yao was a distinguished professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry at the Medical Psychological Center, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. He served as the supervisor of Ph.D. students majoring in psychology and psychiatry. Dr. Yao received his M.D. in 1982 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1991 from Hunan Medical University.

In his prominent roles, Dr. Yao was the director of the Medical Psychological Center at the Second Xiangya Hospital and the Medical Psychological Institute of Central South University. Additionally, he held prestigious positions as the chairman of the Medical Psychological Board of the Chinese Psychological Society and the Psychological Assessment Board of the Association of the Chinese Mental Health.

Dr. Yao's research interests were primarily focused on clinical psychology, psychiatry, and clinical neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on the neural mechanisms of psychological effects on stress-related diseases. Since 2000, he was the primary investigator of more than 10 national research grants and three international research grants.

Dr. Yao's exemplary work earned him numerous accolades, including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Chinese government in 2013, a national Award in Medical Psychology from the Ministry of Science and Technology in China in 2001, three Advance Research Awards in Natural Science from the Ministry of Education and the Hunan government in China, and was nominated for the Ziskind-Somer Research Award from the American Society of Biological Psychiatry.

Throughout his career, Dr. Yao published over 300 papers in domestic journals and more than 100 papers in international journals. He was the first author of more than 12 influential books, including the 5th and 6th editions of “Medical psychology” （by People's Medical Publishing House）, and the 1st edition of “Psychology for Medical Students” (English Version).

Dr. Shuqiao Yao's legacy is marked by his profound contributions to the fields of clinical psychology and psychiatry, his dedication to education and mentorship, and his relentless pursuit of understanding the neural mechanisms underlying psychological effects on stress-related diseases.

Selected

Publications

  • Zhang, Xiaocui, Xiang Wang, Daifeng Dong, Xiaoqiang Sun, Xue Zhong, Ge Xiong, Chang Cheng, Hui Lei, Ya Chai, Meichen Yu, Peng Quan, Philip R. Gehrman, John A. Detre, Shuqiao Yao, and Hengyi Rao. 2023. "Persistent Ventral Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Resolved Amygdala Hyper-responses to Negative Outcomes After Depression Remission: A Combined Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study." Biological Psychiatry 93 (3): 268-278.

  • Ming, Qingsen, Jing Zhang, Chang Cheng, Daifeng Dong, Xiaoqiang Sun, Xue Zhong, Wen Chen, and Shuqiao Yao. 2022. "Trait-like White Matter Abnormalities in Current and Remitted Depression." Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 326: 111544.

  • Sun, Xiaoqiang, Chuting Li, Xue Zhong, Daifeng Dong, Qingsen Ming, Yidian Gao, Ge Xiong, Chang Cheng, Haofei Zhao, Xiang Wang, and Shuqiao Yao. 2020. "Influence of Psychosocial Stress on Activation in Human Brain Regions: Moderation by the 5-HTTLPR Genetic Locus." Physiology & Behavior 220: 112876.

  • Dong, Daifeng, Qingsen Ming, Xue Zhong, Weidan Pu, Xiaocui Zhang, Yali Jiang, Yidian Gao, Xiaoqiang Sun, Xiang Wang, and Shuqiao Yao. 2019. "State-independent Alterations of Intrinsic Brain Network in Current and Remitted Depression." Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 89: 475-480.

  • He, Jiayue, Xue Zhong, Yidian Gao, Ge Xiong, and Shuqiao Yao. 2019. "Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) among Undergraduates and Depressive Patients." *Child Abuse & Neglect* 91: 102-108.

  • Chang, Cheng, Daifeng Dong, Yali Jiang, Qingsen Ming, Xue Zhong, Xiaoqiang Sun, Ge Xiong, Yidian Gao, and Shuqiao Yao. 2019. "State-Related Alterations of Spontaneous Neural Activity in Current and Remitted Depression Revealed by Resting-State fMRI." Frontiers in Psychology 10.

  • Ming, Qingsen, Xue Zhong, Xiaocui Zhang, Weidan Pu, Daifeng Dong, Yali Jiang, Yidian Gao, et al. State-Independent and Dependent Neural Responses to Psychosocial Stress in Current and Remitted Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, AJP, 174, no. 10 (October 2017): 971–79.

  • Zhang, Xiaocui, Xueling Zhu, Xiang Wang, Xiongzhao Zhu, Mingtian Zhong, Jinyao Yi, Hengyi Rao, and Shuqiao Yao. 2014. "First-Episode Medication-Naive Major Depressive Disorder Is Associated with Altered Resting Brain Function in the Affective Network." PLOS ONE 9 (1): e85241.

  • Zhu, Xueling, Xiang Wang, Jin Xiao, Jian Liao, Mingtian Zhong, Wei Wang, and Shuqiao Yao. 2012. "Evidence of a Dissociation Pattern in Resting-State Default Mode Network Connectivity in First-Episode, Treatment-Naive Major Depression Patients." Biological Psychiatry 71 (7): 611-617.

  • Zhong, Mingtian, Xiang Wang, Jing Xiao, Jinyao Yi, Xueling Zhu, Jian Liao, Wei Wang, and Shuqiao Yao. 2011. "Amygdala Hyperactivation and Prefrontal Hypoactivation in Subjects with Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression." Biological Psychology 88 (2–3): 233-242.

  • Zhu, Xueling, Xiang Wang, Jing Xiao, Mingtian Zhong, Jian Liao, and Shuqiao Yao. 2011. "Altered White Matter Integrity in First-Episode, Treatment-Naive Young Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: A Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Study." Brain Research 1369: 223-229.

  • Ryder, Andrew G., Jian Yang, Xiongzhao Zhu, Shuqiao Yao, Jinyao Yi, Steven J. Heine, and R. Michael Bagby. 2008. "The Cultural Shaping of Depression: Somatic Symptoms in China, Psychological Symptoms in North America?" Journal of Abnormal Psychology 117 (2): 300-313.

Affiliations

  • Chairman,   Medical Psychology Board of Chinese Psychological Society

  • Chairman,   Psychometrics Board of Chinese Mental Health Association

  • Member of college students' mental health education expert guidance committee, the Ministry of Education

  • Chairman of the association, The mental health society of Hunan province

  • Vice Chairman,   Hunan Psychological Society

  • Chief Editor of Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
    Vice-Chief Editor of Editorial Board, Journal of Chinese Mental Health

  • Member of Editorial Board of world J. Psychiatry(international)