Publications by authors named "Wei-Herng Hu"

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  • Prior studies have identified key variables influencing quality of life (QOL) for outpatients with schizophrenia, including symptom severity, psychosocial rehabilitation, and empowerment, but the most influential factors remain unclear.
  • This study aimed to determine if empowerment mediates the impact of psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial rehabilitation on QOL among outpatients in Taipei, utilizing surveys and structural equation modeling.
  • Results indicated that while empowerment improves QOL and is enhanced by rehabilitation activities, psychotic symptoms directly lower QOL without being mediated by empowerment, emphasizing the need for targeted rehabilitation and empowerment programs.
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Aim: The aim of this paper is to report a study to: (a) explore Taiwanese male nurses' motivations for becoming a nurse; (b) reveal their professional developmental process in nursing; (c) understand the difficulties hindering their professional development from both professional and gender aspects; and (d) identify the strategies they use to cope with these difficulties.

Background: Hindered by historical, cultural, economic and warfare factors, the proportion of male nurses in Taiwan remains low. Taiwanese male nurses' career development process has not been well investigated yet.

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Aim: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of mirtazapine and fluoxetine treatment in a sample population consisting of Chinese patients suffering moderate-to-severe depression.

Method: 133 patients with a diagnosis of major depressive episode (DSM-IV) and scoring 15 or more on the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) were randomly assigned to receive 6 weeks of treatment with either mirtazapine (15-45 mg/day) or fluoxetine (20-40 mg/day). Efficacy was assessed using the HAM-D and Clinical Global Impressions scale, with analyses performed on the intent-to-treat sample using the last-observation-carried-forward method.

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This study investigated the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder among bereaved survivors of a severe earthquake in Taiwan. A total of 120 survivors received a psychiatric interview conducted by board-certified psychiatrists. The two most prevalent disorders were PTSD (37 percent) and major depressive disorder (16 percent).

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