Expert Comments on Available Evidence
The DEPRESSD Project
A Unique and Rigorous Data Platform for Depression Screening Research
Name: Yutong Wang
Email: yutong.wang4@mail.mcgill.ca
Position: PhD student in Epidemiology
Biography:
Yutong is a PhD student in Epidemiology at McGill University, under the supervision of Dr. Brett Thombs and Dr. Andrea Benedetti. She received a Bachelor of Medicine from Southeast University in 2021, and a Master of Public Health degree from Peking University in 2024. Yutong’s research focuses on using epidemiological methods to improve mental health and related fields. She is involved in the DEPRESSD project of individual participant data meta-analyses on the diagnostic accuracy of the depression and anxiety screening tools, and living systematic review of mental health in COVID-19.
Awards:
Outstanding Graduates, Peking University, 2024
2024 Tencent Scholarship for the High-Level Applied Public Health Talent Training Program, 2024
Excellent Scientific Research Award, Peking University, 2023
Outstanding Graduates, Southeast University, 2021
Model Student of Academic Records, Southeast University, 2017, 2018, 2019
Merit Student, Southeast University, 2017, 2018, 2019
National Scholarship, Chinese Ministry of Education, 2017, 2019
Scholarship for Outstanding Students, Southeast University, 2017, 2019
Publications:
First-authored Publications
Wang Y, Liu S, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W, Li L. The metabolic signature of blood lipids: a causal inference study using twins. J Lipid Res. 2024;65(9):100625.
Wang Y, Hong X, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W, Li L. Age effect on the shared etiology of glycemic traits and serum lipids: evidence from a Chinese twin study. J Endocrinol Invest. 2023.
Wang Y, Cao W, Lyu J, Yu C, Wang S, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Dong Z, Wu F, Jiang G, Wang X, Liu Y, Deng J, Lu L, Gao W, Li L. A descriptive analysis on hypertension in adult twins in China. Chin J Epidemiol. 2023; 44(4): 536-543.
Wang Y#, Zheng K#, Gao W, Lv J, Yu C, Wang L, Wang Z, Wang B, Liao C, Li L. Asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infection in coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Med Rev (Berl). 2022; 2(1): 66-88.
Wang Y, Gao W, Lyu J, Yu C, Wang L, Wang Z, Wang B, Liao C, Li L. Application progress of epidemiological models in asymptomatic infection of COVID-19. Capital J Public Health. 2022; 16(04): 193-198.
Wang Y, Zhang R, Wang Q, Jin H. Efficacy of mobile health apps on weight loss: a meta-analysis. Chin J Evid Based Med. 2020; 20(06): 688-694.
Co-authored Publications
Sun Y, Wu Y, Fan S, Dal Santo T, Li L, Jiang X, Li K, Wang Y, Tasleem A, Krishnan A, He C, Bonardi O, Boruff JT, Rice DB, Markham S, Levis B, Azar M, Thombs-Vite I, Neupane D, Agic B, Fahim C, Martin MS, Sockalingam S, Turecki G, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Comparison of mental health symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 134 cohorts. BMJ. 2023; 380: e074224.
Tasleem A, Wang Y, Li K, Jiang X, Krishnan A, He C, Sun Y, Wu Y, Fan S, Boruff JT, Markham S, Rice DB, Bonardi O, Santo TD, Li L, Thombs-Vite I, Agic B, Fahim C, Martin MS, Sockalingam S, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Effects of mental health interventions among people hospitalized with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2022; 77: 40-68.
Bonardi O, Wang Y, Li K, Jiang X, Krishnan A, He C, Sun Y, Wu Y, Boruff JT, Markham S, Rice DB, Thombs-Vite I, Tasleem A, Santo TD, Yao A, Azar M, Agic B, Fahim C, Martin MS, Sockalingam S, Turecki G, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Effects of COVID-19 mental health interventions among children, adolescents, and adults not quarantined or undergoing treatment due to COVID-19 Infection: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Can J Psychiatry. 2022; 67(5): 336-350.
Dal Santo T, Sun Y, Wu Y, He C, Wang Y, Jiang X, Li K, Bonardi O, Krishnan A, Boruff JT, Rice DB, Markham S, Levis B, Azar M, Neupane D, Tasleem A, Yao A, Thombs-Vite I, Agic B, Fahim C, Martin MS, Sockalingam S, Turecki G, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Systematic review of mental health symptom changes by sex or gender in early-COVID-19 compared to pre-pandemic. Sci Rep. 2022;12(1): 11417.