Susan Shur-Fen Gau

Susan Shur-Fen Gau
高淑芬
PronunciationGau Shur-Fen
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Taipei, Taiwan
EducationYale University (2001)
OrganizationTaiwanese Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Known forGreat dedication to pediatric psychiatry.
WorksCo-developed and prepared several Chinese versions of instruments for ADHD and ASD.[1][2]
TitleProfessor
AwardsNational Taiwan University Hospital Outstanding Research Award
Medical career
ProfessionMedical Doctor
FieldPsychiatrist
Institutions
ResearchConducted several studies on pharmacotherapy for ADHD, and been conducting the follow-up, family, neuropsychological, neuroimaging, neurophysiological, and genetic studies on ADHD and ASD
Academic work
Institutions
Main interestsPsychiatric, genetic, and pharmacological epidemiology of the three main mental disorders: sleep disorders, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Writing career
SubjectsPsychiatry
Notable works
  • Having a Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Attention! A Complete Guide for Adult ADHD
Susan Shur-Fen Gau
Traditional Chinese高淑芬
Simplified Chinese高淑芬
Hanyu PinyinGāo shūfēn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo shūfēn
Bopomofoㄍㄠ   ㄕㄨˊ   ㄈㄣ

Susan Shur-Fen Gau (born 1962), also known as Susan Gau, Shur-Fen Gau, Gau Shur-Fen and in Chinese:高淑芬, is a Taiwanese psychiatrist and academic with specialized in psychiatry, psychology, epidemiology, preventive medicine, occupational therapy, and brain and mind sciences.[3][4][5]

She is known for her perseverance and dedication to research into possible cures for mental disorders and to defense the rights for children and adolescents with mental illnesses and to clarify confusions and misunderstandings of pediatric psychiatry, and currently working as President, director, medical doctor, professor, vice-President, and a member at Taiwanese Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of medical genetics of National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, IACAPAP, and Taiwanese Psychiatric Association respectively.[4][6]

  1. ^ Yeh, Chin-Bin; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Kessler, Ronald C.; Wu, Yu-Yu (March 2008). "Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the adult ADHD Self-report Scale". International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 17 (1): 45–54. doi:10.1002/mpr.241. PMC 6878254. PMID 18286465.
  2. ^ Freedman, Robert; Lewis, David A.; Michels, Robert; Pine, Daniel S.; Schultz, Susan K.; Tamminga, Carol A.; Gabbard, Glen O.; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Javitt, Daniel C.; Oquendo, Maria A.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Vieta, Eduard; Yager, Joel (January 2013). "The Initial Field Trials of DSM-5: New Blooms and Old Thorns". American Journal of Psychiatry. 170 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12091189. PMID 23288382. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15.
  3. ^ "找回專注力：成人ADHD全方位自助手冊". 博客來 (in Chinese). 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  4. ^ a b "首頁 - 高淑芬醫師". 國立臺灣大學醫學院附設醫院醫療體系全球資訊網 (in Chinese). 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference biography sketch II was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Executive Committee Members". IACAPAP. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2018-01-04.