List of Publications

Li, Y., Feng, J., Hu, W., Zeng, Z., Pan, Q., Wang, J., Li, M., Elbert, T., Karl, A., & Zang, Y.^* (in press). Dismantling psychological interventions for youth with complex trauma: A systematic review and component network meta-analysis. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

Chen, G., Song, D., Fu, M., Li, S., Zhang, M., Cui, Z., Xia, M., Sun, L., He, Y., Xu, T., Yu, X., Zang, Y., Zhou, J., Zhang, K., Qin, S., Popal, H., Saygin, Z. M., Osher, D. E., Olson, I. R., … Wang, Y.^* (in press). A tripartite map of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Nature Neuroscience.

Li, Y., Luo, Y., Li, M., Guo, J., Du, Z., Xin, W., Li, X., Ji, R., Wang, X., & Zang, Y.^* (2026). Brief guided written exposure therapy for PTSD and complex PTSD in adolescents: A pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05179-y

Luo, Y.^#, Fan, J.^#, & Zang, Y.^* (2026). Brief digital narrative intervention for adolescent depression, anxiety, and insomnia during academic stress: A cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05047-9

Li, M., Bao, J., Ni, T., & Zang, Y.^* (2026). A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of self-directed online writing interventions for posttraumatic stress symptoms in a real-world digital setting. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 17(1), 2710001. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2710001

Ma, Y.^#, Cui, J.^#, Li, M.^#, Zhao, Y., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, C., Zang, Y.^*, & Zhu, Y.^* (2026). Multi-level narrative evaluation outperforms lexical features for mental health. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci).

Wang, Y., Li, M., Xu, H., He, F., Li, M., Wang, L.^*, & Zang, Y.^* (2026). Trainee-delivered school-based intervention with guided narrative writing for adolescent anxiety and depression: A cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 24, Article 289. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04816-w

Li, S.^#, Wang, H.^#, Chen, G., Cheng, X., Wang, Y., Hu, W., Hamilton, A., Schilbach, L., Yi, L., Alaerts, K., Zhang, Z., Zuo, X.-N., Wang, Y.^*, & Zang, Y.^* (2026). Social functioning in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nature Human Behaviour, 10(7), 1260–1273. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02457-w

Li, M., Zhao, Y., Rosenfield, D., Guo, Z., Wei, M., Fan, S., Li, Y., & Zang, Y.^* (2025). An online guided written exposure therapy for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000549609

Li, M., Zhao, Y., Guo, Z., Wei, M., Fan, S., Chen, Q., Li, Y., & Zang, Y.^* (2026). Written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder and integration of a mindfulness-based app in China: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 57(3), 508–519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2025.09.011

Bao, J., Gan, P., Feng, J., Wang, Y., Luo, Y., & Zang, Y.^* (2025). The burden of eating disorder risk in Chinese adolescents: Prevalence, multilevel correlates, and psychosocial differences in a national study. BMC Medicine, 23, Article 480. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04319-0

Fan, S., Wang, Y., Wang, Y.^*, & Zang, Y.^* (2025). Revisiting resting-state functional connectivity of the amygdala and subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in depressed adolescents and adults. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 10(7), 759–768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.11.004

Bao, J., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Chen, Q., & Zang, Y.^* (2025). The panic–sadness bridge: A longitudinal study using undirected and directed network analyses of COVID-19-related anxiety and depression. BMC Psychiatry, 26, Article 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07733-z

Feng, J., Wang, Y., & Zang, Y.^* (2026). The Peking Health Anxiety Scale for Infectious Diseases: Psychometric properties and short-form development. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 1734657. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1734657

Cheng, X.^#, Popal, H.^#, Wang, H.^#, Hu, R., Zang, Y., Zhang, M., Thornton, M. A., Ma, Y., Cai, H., Bi, Y., Reilly, J., Olson, I. R., & Wang, Y.^* (2025). The conceptual structure of human relationships across modern and historical cultures. Nature Human Behaviour, 9(6), 1162–1175. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02122-8

Wright, S. L.^*, Karyotaki, E., Sijbrandij, M., … Zang, Y., & Seedat, S. (2025). Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapies with a trauma focus for posttraumatic stress disorder: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 93(6), 401–426. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000942

Feng, B., Sheehan, R., Utama, P., Wang, Y., Bao, J., Robinson, O. J., Zang, Y., & Carlisi, C. O.^* (2025). Cross-cultural differences on affective, cognitive, and psychiatric measures: Evidence from a British-Chinese comparison. Mental Health Science, 3, e70020. https://doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.70020

Bao, J., Lei, T., Zhu, C., & Zang, Y.^* (2024). Unraveling the complexity and instability of negative emotional eating: A latent transition analysis. Appetite, 203, 107657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107657

Chen, Q., Zhao, Z., Bao, J., Lin, J., Li, W., & Zang, Y.^* (2024). Digital empowerment in mental health: A meta-analysis of internet-based interventions for enhancing mental health literacy. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 24(3), 100489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100489

Chen, Q., Bao, J., & Zang, Y.^* (2024). The knowledge, attitude, and intention to use internet-based mental health services: A serial mediation model. Internet Interventions, 37, 100755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2024.100755

Li, M., He, F., Lan, Q., Zhang, C., Zang, Y.^*, & Wang, L.^* (2024). The longitudinal association between COVID-19 stressors and adolescents’ diurnal cortisol: The mediating effects of parental anxiety and behaviours. Infant and Child Development, 33(6), e2541. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2541

Wright, S.^*, Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P., … Zang, Y., … & Sijbrandij, M. (2024). Predictors of study dropout in cognitive-behavioural therapy with a trauma focus for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: An individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Mental Health, 27(1), e301159. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301159

Zhang, C., Lu, J., Gao, G., Cui, J., Li, M., Zang, Y., Yang, J., & Wang, L.^* (2024). Anxiety is related to slower RSA oscillation during stress response and regulation. Psychophysiology, 61(11), e14654. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14654

Ju, R., Chiu, W., Zang, Y., Hofmann, S. G., & Liu, X.^* (2022). Effectiveness and mechanism of a 4-week online self-help mindfulness intervention among individuals with emotional distress during COVID-19 in China. BMC Psychology, 10, Article 149. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00831-7

Li, M., Wang, B., Chen, Q., Gao, D., & Zang, Y.^* (2021). Written exposure therapy and app-delivered mindfulness-based meditation for PTSD and subthreshold PTSD in China: Design of a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 22, 100729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100729

Wang, Y., Metoki, A., Xia, Y., Zang, Y., He, Y., & Olson, I. R.^* (2021). A large-scale structural and functional connectome of social mentalizing. NeuroImage, 236, 118115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118115

Sun, J., McPhillips, M. V., Chen, K. C., Zang, Y., Li, J., Oehlke, J., … Gooneratne, N. S.^* (2021). Primary care provider evaluation and management of insomnia. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 17(5), 1083–1091. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.9090

Asnaani, A.^*, Tyler, J., McCann, J., Brown, L. A., & Zang, Y.^* (2020). Anxiety sensitivity and emotion regulation as mechanisms of successful CBT outcome for anxiety-related disorders in a naturalistic treatment setting. Journal of Affective Disorders, 267, 86–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.160

Wang, Y.^*, Metoki, A., Smith, D. V., Medaglia, J. D., Zang, Y., Benear, S., Popal, H., Lin, Y., & Olson, I. R. (2020). Multimodal mapping of the face connectome. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(4), 397–411. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0811-3

Foa, E. B.^*, McLean, C. P., Brown, L. A., Zang, Y., Rosenfield, D., Zandberg, L. J., … Peterson, A. L. (2020). The effects of a prolonged exposure workshop with and without consultation on provider and patient outcomes: A randomized implementation trial. Implementation Science, 15, Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01014-x

Mu, W.^*, Narine, K., Farris, S., Lieblich, S., Zang, Y., Bredemeier, K., … Foa, E. B. (2020). Trauma-related cognitions predict treatment response in smokers with PTSD: Evidence from cross-lagged panel analyses. Addictive Behaviors, 108, 106376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106376

Wang, S. H., Keenan, B. T., Wiemken, A., Zang, Y., Staley, B., Sarwer, D. B., … Schwab, R. J.^* (2020). Effect of weight loss on upper airway anatomy and the apnea–hypopnea index: The importance of tongue fat. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 201(6), 718–727. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201903-0692OC

Asnaani, A.^*, Narine, K., Suzuki, N., Yeh, R., Zang, Y., Schwartz, B., & Foa, E. B. (2021). An innovative mobile game for screening of pediatric PTSD: A study in primary care settings. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 14(3), 357–366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-020-00300-6

McLean, C. P.^*, Zang, Y.^*, Gallagher, T., Suzuki, N., Yarvis, J. S., Litz, B. T., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., & Foa, E. B. (2019). Trauma-related cognitions and cognitive emotion regulation as mediators of PTSD change among treatment-seeking active-duty military personnel with PTSD. Behavior Therapy, 50(6), 1053–1062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2019.03.006

Brown, L. A.^*, Zang, Y.^*, Benhamou, K., Taylor, D. J., Bryan, C. J., Yarvis, J. S., … Foa, E. B. (2019). Mediation of suicide ideation in prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 119, 103409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2019.103409

McLean, C. P.^*, Zandberg, L. J., Brown, L. A., Zang, Y., Benhamou, K., Dondanville, K. A., … Foa, E. B. (2019). Guilt in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder among active duty military personnel. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32(4), 616–624. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22416

Brown, L. A.^*, McLean, C. P., Zang, Y., Zandberg, L. J., Mintz, J., Yarvis, J. S., … Foa, E. B. (2019). Does prolonged exposure increase suicide risk? Results from an active duty military sample. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 118, 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2019.04.003

Zang, Y.^*, Su, Y.-J., McLean, C. P., & Foa, E. B. (2019). Predictors for excellent versus partial response to prolonged exposure therapy: Who needs additional sessions? Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32(4), 577–585. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22412

Foa, E. B.^*, McLean, C. P., Zang, Y., Rosenfield, D., Yadin, E., Yarvis, J. S., … Peterson, A. L. (2018). Effect of prolonged exposure therapy delivered over 2 weeks vs 8 weeks vs present-centered therapy on PTSD symptom severity in military personnel: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 319(4), 354–364. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.21242

Zang, Y.^*, Gay, N. G., Kaczkurkin, A. N., McLean, C. P., Wachen, J. S., Yarvis, J. S., Foa, E. B., Resick, P. A., & the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2018). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Peritraumatic and Posttraumatic Emotions Questionnaires among active-duty military personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31(6), 826–836. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22350

Zhang, S., Hu, Q.^*, Tang, T., Liu, C., Li, C., Zang, Y. Y., & Cai, W. X.^* (2018). Changes in gray matter density, regional homogeneity, and functional connectivity in methamphetamine-associated psychosis: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Medical Science Monitor, 24, 4020–4030. https://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.907802

Brown, L. A.^*, Jerud, A., Asnaani, A., Petersen, J., Zang, Y., & Foa, E. B. (2018). Changes in posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms over the course of prolonged exposure. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86(5), 452–463. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000292

Jha, A.^*, Shakya, S., Zang, Y., Pathak, N., Pradhan, P., Bhatta, K., … Nehete, R. (2017). Identification and treatment of Nepal 2015 earthquake survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder by nonspecialist volunteers: An exploratory cross-sectional study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 59(3), 320–327. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_236_16

Foa, E. B.^*, Asnaani, A., Zang, Y., Capaldi, S., & Yeh, R. (2018). Psychometrics of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 for trauma-exposed children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 47(1), 38–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2017.1350962

Foa, E. B.^*, McLean, C. P., Zandberg, L. J., Zang, Y., Asnaani, A., Benhamou, K., … Peterson, A. L. (2017). The implementation of prolonged exposure: Design of a multisite study evaluating the usefulness of workshop with and without consultation. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 61, 48–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2017.07.021

Kaczkurkin, A. N.^*, Zang, Y., Gay, N. G., Peterson, A. L., Yarvis, J. S., Borah, E. V., … Foa, E. B. (2017). Cognitive emotion regulation strategies associated with the DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder criteria. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(4), 343–350. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22202

Zhang, S. Y., Hu, Q.^*, Tang, T., Liu, C., Li, C. C., Yang, X. G., Zang, Y. Y., & Cai, W. X.^* (2017). Role of CACNA1C gene polymorphisms and protein expressions in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia: A case-control study in a Chinese population. Neurological Sciences, 38(8), 1393–1403.

Zang, Y.^*, Yu, J., Chazin, D., Asnaani, A., Zandberg, L. J., & Foa, E. B. (2017). Changes in coping behavior in a randomized controlled trial of concurrent treatment for PTSD and alcohol dependence. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 90, 9–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2016.11.013

Zang, Y.^*, Gallagher, T., McLean, C. P., Tannahill, H. S., Yarvis, J. S., Foa, E. B., & the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2017). The impact of social support, unit cohesion, and trait resilience on PTSD in treatment-seeking military personnel with PTSD: The role of posttraumatic cognitions. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 86, 18–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.11.005

McLean, C. P., Zang, Y.^*, Zandberg, L. J., Bryan, C. J., Gay, N., Yarvis, J. S., & Foa, E. B. (2017). Predictors of suicidal ideation among active duty military personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, 392–398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.061

Foa, E. B.^*, McLean, C. P., Zang, Y., Zhong, J., Rauch, S. A. M., Porter, K., … Kauffman, B. Y. (2016). Psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale Interview for DSM-5 (PSSI-5). Psychological Assessment, 28(10), 1159–1165. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000259

Foa, E. B.^*, McLean, C. P., Zang, Y., Zhong, J., Powers, M. B., Kauffman, B. Y., … Knowles, K. (2016). Psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5 (PDS-5). Psychological Assessment, 28(10), 1166–1171. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000258

Hu, Q.^*, Zhang, S. Y.^*, Liu, F., Zhang, Y. L., Zhu, D. M., & Zang, Y. Y. (2015). Clinical significance of decreased protein expression of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in the development of depression: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 174, 416–423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.034

Hu, Q.^*, Zhang, S. Y.^*, Liu, F., Zhang, X. J., Cui, G. C., Yu, E. Q., … Zang, Y. Y. (2015). Influence of GNB3 C825T polymorphism on the efficacy of antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 172, 103–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.09.039

Zandberg, L. J.^*, Zang, Y., McLean, C. P., Yeh, R., Simpson, H. B., & Foa, E. B. (2015). Change in obsessive-compulsive symptoms mediates subsequent change in depressive symptoms during exposure and response prevention. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 67, 76–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.02.005

Zang, Y.^*, Hunt, N., & Cox, T. (2014). Adapting narrative exposure therapy for Chinese earthquake survivors: A pilot randomised controlled feasibility study. BMC Psychiatry, 14, Article 262. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0262-3

Zang, Y.^*, Hunt, N., & Cox, T. (2013). A randomised controlled pilot study: The effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy with adult survivors of the Sichuan earthquake. BMC Psychiatry, 13, Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-41

Zang, Y.^*, Hunt, N., Cox, T., & Joseph, S. (2012). Short form of the Changes in Outlook Questionnaire: Translation and validation of the Chinese version. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 10, Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-10-41

Book chapter

Zang, Y., Hunt, N. & Cox, T. (2011). The effect of a Guided Narrative Technique among children traumatized by the earthquake. In C. Barrette, B. Haylock, & D. Mortimer (Eds.), Trauma imprints: Performance, art, literature and theoretical practice (pp. 273-282). Oxford: Inter-disciplinary Press