Dr. Joshua TSOH, Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary)

左美約醫生
MBChB; FHKAM (Psychiatry); FHKCPsych; FRCPsych (UK)

Email: Joshua.Tsoh@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0001-9001-5158

Webpages:

https://www.psychiatry.cuhk.edu.hk/members/dr-joshua-tsoh/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joshua-Tsoh
https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=_gcU5yIAAAAJ&hl=en

OTHER POSITIONS:

Chief of Service (Psychiatry), Prince of Wales Hospital & Shatin Hospital, New Territories East Cluster (NTEC), Hospital Authority, Hong Kong (2018 – )
Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, NTEC, Hospital Authority – Subspecialty: Old Age Psychiatry (2011 – )
Member of the Hong Kong Guardianship Board (2020 – )
Member, Education Committee, The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (2022 – )
NTE Cluster Coordinator for the Dementia Community Support Scheme (DCSS) of the Food & Health Bureau (2017 – )
Territory-wide Coordinator for the Elderly Suicide Prevention Program (ESPP) and Chair of the ESPP Committee, Headquarter, Hospital Authority (2010 – )
Chair of the NTEC Suicide Prevention Sub-Committee (under the NTEC Quality & Safety Committee) (2017 -)
Member on the Expert Panel on Psychiatric Drugs, Headquarter, Hospital Authority (2013 – )
Chairman, Quality Assurance (QA) Meeting, Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales & Shatin Hospitals (2006 – )

AWARDS:

The Yao Yiu Sai Education and Charitable Memorial Scholarship of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists:
Best Research Work of the Year by Senior Trainees in the FHKCPsych Exit Examination (2003)
Pfizer-Hong Kong Psychogeriatric Association (HKPGA) Research Awards: First Prize (2003)

TRAINING:

Visiting Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), New York, U.S.A. (2014)

RESEARCH INTERESTS / EXPERTISE:

Dementia
Suicide
Depression
Mental capacity (assessment and related legislations around the world)
Personality studies
Sleep medicine

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Chiu, H., & Tsoh, J. (2014).
Suicide and attempted suicide in older people. In T. Dening & A. Thomas (Eds.),
The Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, 2nd Edition (pp. 581-589). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Tsoh, J., Peisah, C., Narumoto, J., et al. (2015).
Comparisons of guardianship laws and surrogate decision-making practices in China, Japan, Thailand, and Australia: A review by the Asia Consortium, International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) Capacity Taskforce.
International Psychogeriatrics, 27(6), 1029-1037.
Tsoh, J., Chiu, H. F., Duberstein, P. R., Chan, S. S., Chi, I., Yip, P. S., & Conwell, Y. (2005).
Attempted suicide in elderly Chinese persons: A multi-group, controlled study.
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(7), 562-571.
Chiu, H. F., Yip, P. S., Chi, I., Chan, S., Tsoh, J., Kwan, C. W., et al. (2004).
Elderly suicide in Hong Kong–a case-controlled psychological autopsy study.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 109(4), 299-305.
Tee, B. L., Kwan-Chen, L. Y. L., Chen, T. F., Yan, C. T. Y., Tsoh, J., Chan, A. L. T., et al. (2022).
Dysgraphia phenotypes in Chinese Language Users with Primary Progressive Aphasia.
Neurology, 98(22), e2245-e2257. doi: 0.1212/WNL.0000000000200350
Tee, B. L., Gorno Tempini, M. L., Chen, T. F., Lo, R. Y., Wang, P. N., LT, A., Kwan Chen, L. L. Y., Wong, A., Yan, C. T. Y., Tsoh, J., & Lu, C. J. (2021).
Another side of the coin: Primary progressive aphasia in Chinese language.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12333
Chang, W. T., Ng, I. H. Y., Cheung, C. M. K., Tsang, M. O., Tam, A. Y., Chan, C., Chan, L.W.L., Tsoh, J et al. (2022).
Targeted Screening in Older Adults: Hearing Loss and Mild Cognitive Impaired.
Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 6, 269. doi: https://doi.org/10.29011/2577-2228.100269
Chan, S. S., Leung, V. P., Tsoh, J., et al. (2011).
Outcomes of a two-tiered multifaceted elderly suicide prevention program in a Hong Kong Chinese community.
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19(2), 185-196.
Chiu, H., & Tsoh, J. (2010).
Sleep and Ageing: Disorders and Management.
In M. T. Abou-Saleh, C. Katona, & A. Kumar (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry (pp. 633-640). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470669600.ch111
Baum, L., Lam, C. W., Cheung, S. K., Kwok, T., Lui, V., Tsoh, J., et al. (2008).
Six-month randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, pilot clinical trial of curcumin in patients with Alzheimer disease.
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 28(1), 110-113. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318160862c

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

The Concept of “Mentally-Incapacitated Persons” (MIPs)” and the Roles of Relatives on Medical Treatment Decisions
Concept, Scope and Applicability of Medical Guidelines issued by the Guardianship Board
Jointly held by the Task Force on Laws for Healthcare Practitioners Professionalism and Ethics Committee, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM) and the Guardianship Board (Oct 12, 2022, Hong Kong)
Medical-Social Collaboration on Elderly Depression: The “Bridging & Liaison to Ensure Successful Support for Elderly Depressives (BLESSED)” Program. The 3rd International Symposium on Promoting Mental Wellbeing in Ageing Communities: Policy, Practice, and Public Awareness. Department of Social Work and Social Administrations, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong (Aug 2, 2019, Hong Kong)
Capacity and Patient Autonomy in Old Age. Symposium on Supporting Patient Autonomy in Old Age and Death. The Centre for Medical Ethics and Law (CMEL), Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong (Jun 5, 2015, Hong Kong)