Wei Zhang | Scholars@Duke

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
wei.zhang@duke.edu (919) 684-5645

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington 1996
- M.D., Shandong Medical University (China) 1990
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
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
  - 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

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Selected Publications

Academic Articles