Jianhua Shen

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue in depressed patients and therapeutic response of a sedating antidepressant
    Jianhua Shen
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Affect Disord 134:421-6. 2011
  2. ncbi Distinguishing sleepiness and fatigue: focus on definition and measurement
    Jianhua Shen
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network and University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, 7M 417, Toronto, Ont, Canada M5T 2S8
    Sleep Med Rev 10:63-76. 2006
  3. ncbi Fatigue and shift work
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Sleep Res 15:1-5. 2006
  4. ncbi Polysomnographic and symptomatological analyses of major depressive disorder patients treated with mirtazapine
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 51:27-34. 2006
  5. ncbi Mirtazapine, a sedating antidepressant, and improved driving safety in patients with major depressive disorder: a prospective, randomized trial of 28 patients
    Jianhua Shen
    Sleep Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada
    J Clin Psychiatry 70:370-7. 2009
  6. ncbi Measurements of sleepiness and fatigue
    Azmeh Shahid
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 69:81-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Acupuncture increases nocturnal melatonin secretion and reduces insomnia and anxiety: a preliminary report
    D Warren Spence
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 16:19-28. 2004
  8. ncbi The effects of nefazodone on women with seasonal affective disorder: clinical and polysomnographic analyses
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
    J Psychiatry Neurosci 30:11-6. 2005
  9. ncbi Sleepiness is not the inverse of alertness: evidence from four sleep disorder patient groups
    Henry J Moller
    Sleep Research Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8
    Exp Brain Res 173:258-66. 2006
  10. ncbi Psychomotor disturbance in depression: assessment using a driving simulator paradigm
    Eric L Bulmash
    Department of Clinical Psychology, Queens University, Canada
    J Affect Disord 93:213-8. 2006

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue in depressed patients and therapeutic response of a sedating antidepressant
    Jianhua Shen
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Affect Disord 134:421-6. 2011
    ..The main objective of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of a sedating antidepressant on sleepiness and fatigue in patients with depression...
  2. ncbi Distinguishing sleepiness and fatigue: focus on definition and measurement
    Jianhua Shen
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network and University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, 7M 417, Toronto, Ont, Canada M5T 2S8
    Sleep Med Rev 10:63-76. 2006
    ..Despite a high prevalence and high degree of morbidity, fatigue has remained a relatively under appreciated symptom, from both a clinical and research point of view...
  3. ncbi Fatigue and shift work
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Sleep Res 15:1-5. 2006
    ..Future research should address the possibility of using the FSS as an indicator when the frequency of shift work has become high enough to adversely affect work performance or cause health problems...
  4. ncbi Polysomnographic and symptomatological analyses of major depressive disorder patients treated with mirtazapine
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 51:27-34. 2006
    ....
  5. ncbi Mirtazapine, a sedating antidepressant, and improved driving safety in patients with major depressive disorder: a prospective, randomized trial of 28 patients
    Jianhua Shen
    Sleep Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada
    J Clin Psychiatry 70:370-7. 2009
    ..The objectives of the study were to investigate the effects of mirtazapine, a sedating antidepressant, on driving safety in major depressive disorder (MDD) patients and to observe the effect of mirtazapine on daytime alertness...
  6. ncbi Measurements of sleepiness and fatigue
    Azmeh Shahid
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 69:81-9. 2010
    ..Establishing objective assessing instruments to evaluate fatigue and clarifying the relationship between objective and subjective assessments of sleepiness are crucially needed...
  7. ncbi Acupuncture increases nocturnal melatonin secretion and reduces insomnia and anxiety: a preliminary report
    D Warren Spence
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 16:19-28. 2004
    ..004) anxiety scores were also found. These objective findings are consistent with clinical reports of acupuncture's relaxant effects. Acupuncture treatment may be of value for some categories of anxious patients with insomnia...
  8. ncbi The effects of nefazodone on women with seasonal affective disorder: clinical and polysomnographic analyses
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
    J Psychiatry Neurosci 30:11-6. 2005
    ..To outline the clinical and polysomnographic changes induced by nefazodone in patients with seasonal affective disorder...
  9. ncbi Sleepiness is not the inverse of alertness: evidence from four sleep disorder patient groups
    Henry J Moller
    Sleep Research Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8
    Exp Brain Res 173:258-66. 2006
    ..The specific primary sleep disorder diagnosis may play a relevant role in mitigating this interrelationship...
  10. ncbi Psychomotor disturbance in depression: assessment using a driving simulator paradigm
    Eric L Bulmash
    Department of Clinical Psychology, Queens University, Canada
    J Affect Disord 93:213-8. 2006
    ..The goal of this investigation was to examine the association between MDD and driving ability assessed within a simulated driving paradigm...