Wei Zhang
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Translational Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2021
Contact Information
- DUMC Box 3812, Durham, NC 27710
- Dept of Psychiatry, Durham, NC 27710
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wei.zhang@duke.edu
(919) 684-5645
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington 1996
- M.D., Shandong Medical University (China) 1990
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Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Translational Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2013
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2006 - 2010
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2003 - 2006
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2003
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Krystal, Andrew D., Wei Zhang, Jonathan R. T. Davidson, and Kathryn M. Connor. “The sleep effects of tiagabine on the first night of treatment predict post-traumatic stress disorder response at three weeks.” J Psychopharmacol 28, no. 5 (May 2014): 457–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881113509903.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Huang, Xiao, Chao Li, Wei-Hui Li, Yan-Li Luo, Biao Wang, Wei Zhang, Jian-Jun Gan, and Jian-Lin Ji. “Clinical evaluation of the efficacy and safety of tandospirone versus sertraline monotherapy for social anxiety disorder: a randomized open-label trial.” Hum Psychopharmacol 28, no. 6 (November 2013): 594–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2361.Full Text Link to Item
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Ulmer, C. S., M. Sutherland, J. D. Edinger, J. Davidson, K. M. Connor, W. Zhang, and A. Krystal. “REM sleep bout duration and frequency in PTSD.” Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma 21, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 67–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2012.630339.Full Text
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Davidson, J. R., W. Zhang, K. M. Connor, J. Ji, K. Jobson, Y. Lecrubier, A. C. McFarlane, et al. “A psychopharmacological treatment algorithm for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).” J Psychopharmacol 24, no. 1 (January 2010): 3–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881108096505.Full Text Link to Item
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Davidson, Jonathan R. T., and Wei Zhang. “Treatment of post-stroke depression with antidepressants.” J Altern Complement Med 14, no. 7 (September 2008): 795–96. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2008.0213.Full Text Link to Item
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Simon, Naomi M., Kathryn M. Connor, Richard T. LeBeau, Elizabeth A. Hoge, John J. Worthington, Wei Zhang, Jonathan R. T. Davidson, and Mark H. Pollack. “Quetiapine augmentation of paroxetine CR for the treatment of refractory generalized anxiety disorder: preliminary findings.” Psychopharmacology (Berl) 197, no. 4 (May 2008): 675–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-008-1087-x.Full Text Link to Item
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Alamy, Sayed, Sayed Wei Zhang, Indu Varia, Jonathan Rt Davidson, and Kathryn M. Connor. “Escitalopram in specific phobia: results of a placebo-controlled pilot trial.” J Psychopharmacol 22, no. 2 (March 2008): 157–61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881107080796.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, W., and J. R. T. Davidson. “Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.” Psychiatric Times 24, no. 14 SUPPL. 4 (December 1, 2007): 29–32.
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Zhang, Wei, Li-Ching Lee, Kathryn M. Connor, Chia-Ming Chang, Te-Jen Lai, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Symptoms of neurasthenia following earthquake trauma: re-examination of a discarded syndrome.” Psychiatry Res 153, no. 2 (October 31, 2007): 171–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2006.04.021.Full Text Link to Item
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Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Syed Alamy, Wei Zhang, Kathryn M. Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Quetiapine as monotherapy for social anxiety disorder: a placebo-controlled study.” Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 31, no. 7 (October 1, 2007): 1464–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.06.027.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, Wei, and Jonathan Rt Davidson. “Post-traumatic stress disorder: an evaluation of existing pharmacotherapies and new strategies.” Expert Opin Pharmacother 8, no. 12 (August 2007): 1861–70. https://doi.org/10.1517/14656566.8.12.1861.Full Text Link to Item
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Connor, Kathryn M., and Wei Zhang. “Recent advances in the understanding and treatment of anxiety disorders. Resilience: determinants, measurement, and treatment responsiveness.” Cns Spectr 11, no. 10 Suppl 12 (October 2006): 5–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900025797.Full Text Link to Item
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Vaishnavi, S., K. Gadde, S. Alamy, W. Zhang, K. Connor, and J. R. T. Davidson. “Erratum: Modafinil for atypical depression: Effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment (Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (August 2006) 26, (373-378)).” Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 26, no. 5 (October 1, 2006): 473. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcp.0000237945.35022.45.Full Text
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Vaishnavi, S., K. Gadde, S. Alamy, W. Zhang, K. Connor, and J. R. T. Davidson. “Erratum: Modafinil for atypical depression: Effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment (Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (August 2006) 26, (373-378)).” Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 26, no. 5 (October 1, 2006): 523. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcp.0000236653.85791.60.Full Text
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Gadde, Kishore M., Wei Zhang, and Mariko S. Foust. “Bupropion treatment of olanzapine-associated weight gain: an open-label, prospective trial.” J Clin Psychopharmacol 26, no. 4 (August 2006): 409–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcp.0000227354.54074.5d.Full Text Link to Item
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Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Kishore Gadde, Sayed Alamy, Wei Zhang, Kathryn Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Modafinil for atypical depression: effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment.” J Clin Psychopharmacol 26, no. 4 (August 2006): 373–78. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcp.0000227700.263.75.39.Full Text Link to Item
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Connor, Kathryn M., Jonathan R. T. Davidson, Richard H. Weisler, Wei Zhang, and Kurian Abraham. “Tiagabine for posttraumatic stress disorder: effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment.” Psychopharmacology (Berl) 184, no. 1 (January 2006): 21–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-005-0265-3.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, Wei, Kathryn M. Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Levetiracetam in social phobia: a placebo controlled pilot study.” J Psychopharmacol 19, no. 5 (September 2005): 551–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881105056526.Full Text Link to Item
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Connor, Kathryn M., Victoria M. Payne, Kishore M. Gadde, Wei Zhang, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “The use of aripiprazole in obsessive-compulsive disorder: preliminary observations in 8 patients.” J Clin Psychiatry 66, no. 1 (January 2005): 49–51. https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.v66n0107.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, Wei, Jerilyn Ross, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Posttraumatic stress disorder in callers to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.” Depress Anxiety 19, no. 2 (2004): 96–104. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.10138.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, Wei, Jerilyn Ross, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Social anxiety disorder in callers to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.” Depress Anxiety 20, no. 3 (2004): 101–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20020.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, W., B. Ghetti, X. L. Yang, and W. Lee. “Alteration of IGF system gene expression during the postnatal development of pcd mice.” J Endocrinol 163, no. 2 (November 1999): 191–98. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1630191.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, W., B. Ghetti, and W. H. Lee. “Decreased IGF-I gene expression during the apoptosis of Purkinje cells in pcd mice.” Brain Res Dev Brain Res 98, no. 2 (February 20, 1997): 164–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-3806(96)00168-x.Full Text Link to Item
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Triarhou, L. C., W. Zhang, and W. H. Lee. “Amelioration of the behavioral phenotype in genetically ataxic mice through bilateral intracerebellar grafting of fetal Purkinje cells.” Cell Transplant 5, no. 2 (March 1996): 269–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/0963-6897(95)02038-1.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, W., W. H. Lee, and L. C. Triarhou. “Grafted cerebellar cells in a mouse model of hereditary ataxia express IGF-I system genes and partially restore behavioral function.” Nat Med 2, no. 1 (January 1996): 65–71. https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0196-65.Full Text Link to Item
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Triarhou, L. C., W. Zhang, and W. H. Lee. “Graft-induced restoration of function in hereditary cerebellar ataxia.” Neuroreport 6, no. 14 (October 2, 1995): 1827–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199510020-00002.Full Text Link to Item
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