Recent Publications

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  1. Ho C.W., Chan N.Y., Li S.X. # (2026). Effects of community-based daytime napping on cognitive performance and daytime functioning in adolescents with insufficient sleep – A field-based experimental study. Sleep Medicine, 148:109210. 
  2. Pan Y., Cheung F.T.W., Chan J.W.Y., Chan N.Y., Li X., Ho A.W.Y., Ho C.S., Gradisar M., Wing Y.K., Li S.X. # (2026). Sleep variability in delayed sleep-wake phase disorder and insomnia disorder in youth: A case-control study. Sleep Medicine, 142:108859. 
  3. Sit H.F., Wang R., Or J.M.Y., Cheung F.T.W., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Zhang J., Li A.M., Espie C.A., Wing Y.K., Li S.X. # (2026). “Why don’t they seek help?” A qualitative study of barriers and motivators to insomnia treatment among youth. Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
  4. Hui I.T.K., Chung T.H., Cheung S., Biabani N., Drakatos P., Bucks R., Naismith S.L., O’Regan D., Kumari V., Riemann D., Wise T., Li S.X., # Rosenzweig I. (2026). Sleep-related attentional bias in insomnia: A drift diffusion model approach. Journal of Sleep Research, e70315. Online ahead of print. 
  5. Liang X., Qiu H., Haegele J.A., Li X., Li M., Li J., Li S.X. (2026). Association between accelerometer-measured physical activity and sleep duration and health indicators in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 24(1):200429. 
  6. Chang J.R., Li S.X., Mei X., Kwan R.L.C., Traeger A.C., Tao R., Liang P., Zheng D.K.Y., Liu J.Q.J., Zhou Z., Huang F.F., Samartzis D., Fu S.N., Sun E.R., Wong A.Y.L. (2026). Neural oscillations and brain connectivity in females with chronic low back pain and comorbid insomnia. Journal of Pain, 38:105485. 
  7. Chang J.R., Sun E.R., Jin M., Lin G.H. Li S.X., Lee J.L.C., Huang F.F., Kwan R.L.C., Zheng D.K.Y., Samartzis D., Fu S.N., A.Y.L Wong. (2026). The efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for comorbid chronic low back pain and insomnia: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial. Journal of Pain, 40:106180. 
  8. Lam C., Xian L., Huang R., Chan J., Chan K.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Chau S.W.H., Chan N.Y., Li S.X., Wing Y.K., Li T.M.H. (2026). Deep learning for detecting depression in individuals with and without alexithymia. Communications Medicine, 6:123. 
  9. So R.W.L., Chan K.Y., Cheng C.C.W., Chan N.Y., Li S.X., Chan J.W.Y., Chau S.W.H., Wing Y.K., Li T.M.H. (2026). Predicting adherence to full-automated, chatbot-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I) using machine learning: A pilot real-world study. PLOS Digital Health, 5(1): e0001170. 
  10. Liang L., Chen C.X., Chan N.Y., Yau S., Liu Y., Li S.X., Wing Y.K., Lee T.M.C., Hou W.K. (2026). Predicting acute stress recovery : A resilience index of physiological responses to Trier Social Stress Test. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 26 (1): 100652. 
  11. Wei Y., Chen X., Chen S., Li S.X., Chan J.W.Y., Chan K.C.C., Li A.M., Wing Y.K., Chan R.N.Y. (2026). The impact of insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness on depression and suicidal ideation in adolescents: A three-year longitudinal study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 412: 122043. 
  12. Liang X., Hu R.H., Chen M., Su L., Tse A.C., Hsu C.L., Sun F., Li X., Chia-Hua K., Shum D.H.K., Li S.X. (2026). Executive dysfunction in children with ADHD and sleep problems: Does physical activity matter? Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 
  13. Li Z., Liu Y., Huang B., Wang J., Tang S., Yang Y., Gong S., Chau S.W.H., Chan J.W.Y., Yu M.W.M., Tsang J.C.C., Li S.X., Lam S.P., Mok V.C.T., Ma K.K.Y., Chan A.Y.Y., Zhang J. Wing Y.K. Progression of motor and cognitive functions in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder: A 7-year prospective matched cohort study. Movement Disorders, 41(8): 2086-2095. 
  1. Wang R., Mu Z., Li X., Cheung F.T.W., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Wing, Y.K., Li S.X.# (2025). The relationship between NEO-five personality traits and sleep-related characteristics: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 81:102081.
  2. Zong Q., Li X., Sun C., Cheng H., Li S.X. #  (2025). Sleep in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of actigraphy studies. Sleep, 48(10):zsaf175.
  3. Zeng S., Sit H.F., Bottary R., Pace-Schott E.F., Cunningham T.J., Li S.X.,#  Hu X. (2025). Impaired emotional memory dissipation in insomnia disorder. Psychological Medicine, 55:e260.
  4. Sit H.F., Cheung F.T.W., Li X., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Wing Y.K., Li S.X. # (2025).  Unravelling symptom interplay of depression, anxiety, insomnia and suicidality in adolescents: A network analysis. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 25(3): 100619. 
  5. Cheung F.T.W., Li S.X. # (2025). What does the future hold for psychological treatments in youth? Long-term perspectives on sleep and circadian interventions. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescents Psychiatry, 64(3):321-322. 
  6. Chen C.X., Wang R., Cheung F.T.W., Ho A.W.Y., Ho C.S., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Hou W.K., Yau S., Liu Y., Lee T.M.C., Li S.X., #  Wing Y.K. (2025). A modified at-home methodology for measuring dim light melatonin onset timing in healthy adults. Chronobiology International, 42(5):653-663. 
  7. Chen C.X., Li S.X., Ho C.S., Chan J.W.Y., Chan L.K.W., Lee T.M.C., Wing Y.K., Chan N.Y. (2025). Association of psychological resilience with macro- and microstructures in NREM and REM sleep in adolescents. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 25(2):100570.
  8. Chan N.Y., Chen S., Ngan C.L., Li S.X., Zhang J., Lam S.P., Chan J.W.Y., Yu M.W.M., Chan K.C.C., Li A.M., Wing Y.K. (2025). Advancing adolescent bedtime by motivational interviewing and text message: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66(7): 1005-1017. 
  9. Siu P.M., Yu D.J., Yu A.P., Recchia F., Li S.X., Chan R.N.Y., Fong D.Y., Chan D.K.C., Hui S.S.C, Chung K.F., Woo J., Wang C., Irwin M.R. (2025). Tai chi or cognitive behavioural therapy for treating insomnia in middle aged and older adults: randomised non-inferiority trial. British Medical Journal, 391:e084320. 
  10. Chen S., Que J., Chan N.Y., Shi L., Li S.X., Chan J.W.Y., Huang W., Chen C.X., Tsang C.C., Ho Y.L., Morin C.M., Zhan J., Lu L., Wing Y.K. (2025). Effectiveness of app-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on preventing major depressive disorder in youth with insomnia and subclinical depression: A randomized clinical trial. PLOS Medicine, 22(1):e1004510. 
  11. Chan J.W.Y., Chau S.W.H., Ng L.Y., Chan N.Y., Li T.M.H., Li S.X., Ho A.W.Y.H., Ho C.S., Wing Y.K. (2025). Is it possible to change the chronotype? A prospective study in hospitalized patients with non-seasonal depression. Sleep Medicine, 132:106546. 
  12. Lam C., Chen J., Chan K.Y., Chan JWY, Chan N.Y., Li S.X., Huang B., Wing Y.K., Li T.M.H. (2025). Identifying multimodal digital features of insomnia using an app in Hong Kong: An ecological momentary assessment study. Sleep Medicine, 136:106825. 
  13. Chau S.W.H., Chue T.M., Lam T.C., Lai Y.L., Chan R.N.Y., Wong P.W.C., Li S.X., Liu Y., Chan J.W.Y., Chan P.K., Lai C.K., Leung T.W.H., Wing Y.K. (2025). Chronic post-COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms persisting more than 1 year after infection during the ‘Omicron wave.’ British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 11(4): e160.
  1. Li S.X.,* Cheung F.T.W., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Zhang J., Li A.M., Espie C.A., Gradisar M., Wing Y.K. (2024). Effects of cognitive behavioural therapy and bright light therapy for insomnia in youths with eveningness: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 25(1); 246.
  2. 4) Chan W.W.L., Wu K.C., Li S.X.*,  Tsang K.K.Y., Shum K.K., Kwan H.W., Su M.R., Lam S. (2024). Mindfulness-based intervention for schoolteachers: Comparison of video-conferencing group with face-to-face group. Mindfulness, 15:2291-2306. 
  3.  Cheung F.T.W., Sit H.F., Li X., Chan J.W.Y., Chan N.Y., Wing Y.K., Li S.X.*  (2024). A longitudinal examination between chronotype and insomnia in youths: A cross-lagged panel analysis. Clocks & Sleep, 6(4):557-567. 
  4. Zhou L., Li S.X., Chau S.W.H., Huang B., Wang J., Tang S., Chan J.W.Y., Zhang J., Yu M.W.M., Tsang J.C.C., Hu M.T.M., Mok V.C.T., Wing Y.K., Liu Y. (2024). Altered impulsivity across drug-naïve parkinsonism, isolated rapid eye movement sleep disorder, and their high-risk relatives. Annals of Neurology, 96(3):544-557. 
  5. Chen J., Chan N.Y., Li C.T., Chan J.W.Y., Liu Y., Li S.X., Chau S.W.H., Leung K.S., Heng P., Lee T.M.C., Li T.M.H., Wing Y.K. (2024). Multimodal digital assessment of depression with actigraphy and app in Hong Kong Chinese. Translational Psychiatry 2024;14:150. 
  6. Chen C.X., Zhang J., Li S.X., Chan K.C.C., Li A.M., Kong A.P.S., Chan J.W.Y., Wing Y.K., Chan N.Y. (2024). Secular trends in sleep and circadian problems among adolescents: From 2011-2012 to 2017-2019. Sleep Medicine, 117: 62-70. 
  7. Wang J., Huang B., Zhou L., Feng H., Chan J.W.Y., Chau S.W.H., Zhang J., Li S.X., Mok V.C.T., Wing Y.K., Liu Y. (2024). Visuospatial dysfunction predicts dementia-first phenoconversion in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 0:1-9. 
  8. Que J., Chen S., Chan N.Y., Wu S., Zhang L., Chen Y., Liu J., Chen M., Chen L., Li S.X., Lin D., Liu F., Wing Y.K. (2024). Associations of evening-type and insomnia symptoms with depressive symptoms among youths. Sleep Medicine; 118: 81-87. 
  9. Huang R., Yi S., Chen J., Chan P.K.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Chan N.Y., Li S.X., Wing Y.K., Li T.M.H. (2024). Exploring the role of first-person singular pronouns in detecting suicidal ideation: A machine learning analysis of clinical transcripts. Behavioral Sciences, 14(3): 225. 
  10. Que J., Chen S., Chan N.Y., Wu S., Zhang L., Chen Y., Liu J., Chen M., Chen L., Li S.X., Lin D., Liu F., Wing Y.K. (2024). Associations of evening-type and insomnia symptoms with depressive symptoms among youths. Sleep Medicine, 118: 81-87.
  11. Mercante A., Owens J., Bruni O., Nunes M.L., Gringras P., Li S.X., Papa S., Kreicbergs U., Wolfe J., Zernikow B., Lacerda A., Benini F., on behalf of the Pediatric Sleep and Palliative Care Group (2024). International consensus on sleep problems in pediatric palliative care: Paving the way. Sleep Medicine, 119: 574-583. 
  12. Chan J.W.Y., Li C., Chau S.W.H., Chan N.Y., Li T.M., Huang B., Tsoh J., Li S.X., Chong K.K.L., Roecklein K., Wing Y.K. (2024). Attenuated melanopsin-mediated post-illumination pupillary response is associated with reduced actigraphic amplitude and mesor in older adults. Sleep.
  13. Liang X., Haegele J.A., Tse A.C., Li M., Zhang H., Zhao S., Li S.X. (2024). The impact of the physical activity intervention on sleep in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 74:101913. 
  14. Liang X., Zhao M., Haegele J.A., Xu R.H., Li J. Guo J., Tse A.C., Li S.X., Shum D.H.K. (2024). Sleep problems in children with ADHD: Association with internalizing symptoms and physical activity. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  1. Sit H.F., Hall B.J., Li SX* (2023). Cultural adaptation of interventions for common mental disorders. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(6):374-376.
  2. Sun W., Cheung F.T.W., Chan N.Y., Zhang J., Chan J.W.Y., Chan K.C.C., Wing Y.K., Li S.X.* (2023). The impacts of intra-individual daily sleep variability on daytime functioning and sleep architecture in healthy young adults: An experimental study. Journal of Sleep Research,  https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13967
  3. Cheung F.T.W., Li X., Hui T.K., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Wing Y.K., Li S.X.* (2023) Circadian preference and mental health outcomes in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 72:101851.
  4. Li X., Zong Q., Liu L., Liu Y., Shen Y., Tang X., Wing Y.K., Li S.X., * Zhou J. (2023). Sex differences in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 71:101810.
  5. Nam H., Chang J., Trokel M., Okajima I., Yang C.M., Chan N.Y., Li S.X.*, Suh S. (2023). Predictors of dropout in university students participating in an 8-week email-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia intervention. Sleep and Breathing, 27:345-353.
  6. Liang X., Qiu H., Li S.X. (2023) Objectively measured sleep continuity in children and adolescents with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research, 328:115447. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115447.
  7. Leung P.W.S., Li S.X., Holroyd E.A., Tsang C.S.O., Wong W.C.W. (2023). Online social media poses opportunities and risks in autistic youth: implication for services from a qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14:959846. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.959846
  8. Chen S., Li S.X., Zhang J., Lam S.P., Yu M.W.M., Tsang C.C., Kong A.P.S., Chan K.C.C., Li A.M., Wing Y.K., Chan N.Y. (2023). School-based sleep education program for children: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Healthcare, 11(13): 1853.
  9. Chen S, Li S.X., Zhang J., Lam S.P., Chan J.W.Y., Chan C.K., Li A.M., Morin C.M., Wing Y.K., Chan, N.Y.  (2023). Subtyping at-risk adolescents for predicting response toward insomnia prevention program. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13904.
  10. Yang L., Zhang J., Luo X., Yang Y., Zhao Y., Feng F., Liu S., Zhang C., Li Z., Wang C., Wang W., Jiang F., Zhang Y., Hu Y., Su C., Wu H., Yu H., Li S.X., Wing Y.K., Luo Y., Zhang B. (2023). Effectiveness of one-week intern-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to prevent progression from acute to chronic insomnia: a two-arm, multi-center, randomized controlled trial. Psychiatry Research, 321:115066.
  11. Shao R., Man I.S.C., Yau S., Li C., Hou W.K., Li S.X., Liu F.Y., Wing Y.K., Lee T.M.C. The interplay of acute cortisol response and trait affectivity in associating with stress resilience. (2023) Nature Mental health, 1:114-123.
  12. Man I.S.C, Shao R., Hou W.K., Li S.X., Liu F.Y., Lee M., Wing Y.K., Yau S., Lee T.M.C. (2023). Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional response to the trier social stress task: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 68:101050. [IF: 8.333 in 2021; rank 18/146 in Endocrinology & Metabolism]
  13. Chau S.W.H., Liu Y., Zhang J., Leung E., Chen S., Ho C.L., Chan J.W.Y., Tsang C.C., Li S.X., Huang B., Lam S.P., Mok V.C.T., Wing Y.K. (2023). Clinical and neuroimaging markers of neurodegeneration in first-degree relatives of patients with REM sleep behavior disorder with and without isolated rapid eye movement sleep without atonia: A case-control clinical and dopamine PET study. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 107:105271.
  14. Yang C.M., Lu Y., Lee H., Li S.X., Suh S., Okajima I. (2023). Can adding personalized rule-based feedback improve the therapeutic effect of self-help digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in young adults? Sleep Medicine, 107:36-45.
  15. Chan J.W.Y., Feng H., Zhang J., Chan N.Y., Li T.M.H., Chau S.W.H., Liu Y., Li S.X., Wing Y.K. (2023). Objective and subjective sleep in patients with non-seasonal major depressive disorder and eveningness – Results from a randomized controlled trial of bright light therapy. Sleep Medicine, 112:132-140.
  16. Yu D.J., Recchia F., Bernal J.D.K., Yu A.P., Fong D.Y., Li S.X., Chan R.N.Y., Hu X., Siu P.M. (2023). Effectiveness of exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy on improving sleep in adults with chronic insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Healthcare,11(15):2207.
  17. Yu D.J., Yu A.P., Li S.X., Chan R.N.Y., Fong D.Y., Chan D.K.C., Hui S.S., Chung K.F., Woo J., Wang C., Irwin M.R., Siu P.M. (2023). Effects of Tai Chi and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on improving sleep in older adults: Study protocol for a non-inferiority trial. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 21(1): 67-73. [IF: 3.465 in 2021; rank 33/123 in Sport Sciences]
  18. Wang J., Lam S.P., Huang B., Liu Y., Zhang J., Yu M.W.M., Tsang J.C.C., Zhou L., Chau S.W.H., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Schenck C.H., Li S.X., Mok V.C.T., Ma K.K.Y., Chan A.Y.Y., Wing Y.K. (2023). Familial α-synucleinopathy spectrum features in patients with psychiatric REM sleep behaviour disorder. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 94:893-903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2022-330922
  19. Zhou L., Huang B., Wang J., Chau S.W.H., Chan J.W.Y., Zhang J., Yu M.W.M., Tsang J.C.C., Li S.X., Mok V.C.T., Wing Y.K., Liu Y. (2023). Early- and late-onset of isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A retrospective cohort study. Sleep Medicine, 105:1-8.
  20. Li T.M.H., Chen J., Law F.O.C., Li C., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Chau S.W.H., Liu Y., Li S.X., Zhang J., Leung K., Wing Y.K. (2023). Detection of suicidal ideation in clinical interviews for depression using natural language processing and machine learning: Cross-sectional study. JMIR Medical Informatics, 11:e50221.
  1. Ling J., Lin X., Li X., Chan N.Y., Zhang J., Wing Y.K., Hu X., Li S.X.* (2022). Neural response to rewards in youths with insomnia. Sleep, 45(2): zsab238. 
  2. Chan N.Y., Lam S.P., Zhang J., Chan J.W.Y., Yu M.W.M., Suh S., Yang C.M., Okajima I., Li A.M., Wing Y.K., Li S.X.* (2022). Efficacy of email-delivered vs. face-to-face group cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in youth: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(5):763-773. 
  3. Cheung F.T.W., Ho A.W.Y, Chan W.Y.J., Li X., Chan N.Y.., Zhang J., Ho C.S., Wing Y.K., Li S.X.* (2022). Validation of the Chinese Version of the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQHK) in Hong Kong Chinese Youths. Chronobiology International, 39(5):678-689. 
  4. Li X., Shea K.S.C., Chiu W.V., Lau F.L.F., Wong C.K.D., Yu M.W.M., Li A.M., Wing Y.K., Lai Y.C.K., Li S.X.* (2022). The association of insomnia with daytime behaviour and cognitive functioning in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(8): 2029-2039. 
  5. Chang J.R., Fu S., Li X., Li S.X., Wang X., Zhou Z., Pinto S.M., Samartzis D., Karppinen J. The differential effects of sleep deprivation on pain perception in individuals with or without chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 66:101695. 
  6. Chan J.W.Y., Chan N.Y., Li S.X., Lam S.P., Chau S.W.H., Liu Y., Zhang J., Wing Y.K. (2022). Change in circadian preference predicts sustained treatment outcomes in patients with unipolar depression and evening preference. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(2): 523-531.
  7. Chan N.Y., Au C.T., Li S.X., Wing Y.K. (2022). Sleep complaints among school children. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 17:53-65. 
  8. Chan W.Y.J., Li S.X., Chau S.W.H., Chan N.Y., Zhang J., Wing Y.K. (2022). Prediction of dropout in a randomized controlled trial of adjunctive light treatment in patients with non-seasonal depression and evening chronotype. Clock & Sleep, 4(3): 346-357.
  9. Ubara A., Tanizawa N., Harata M., Suh S., Yang C.M., Li S.X., Okajima I. (2022). How does e-mail-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy work for young adults with insomnia? Mediators of changes in insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8).
  10. Li T.M.H, Chan N.Y., Li, C., Chen J., Chan J.W.Y, Liu Y., Li S.X., Li A.M., Zhang J., Wing Y.K. The associations of electronic media use with sleep and circadian problems, social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in adolescents. Frontier in Psychiatry, 13:892583. 
  11. Zhou L., Chau S.W.H., Liu Y., Wang J., Zhang J., Chan N.Y., Chan J., Huang B., Chen S., Li S.X., Mok V.C.T., Wing Y.K. (2022). Personality profile and its association with conversion to neurodegenerative disorders in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. npj Parkinson’s Disease, 8(1), 91.
  12. Huang B., Zhang J., Wang J., Chau S.W.H., Chan J.W.Y., Yu M.W.M., Li S.X., Zhou L., Mok V., Wing Y.K., Liu Y. (2022). Isolated dream-enactment behaviours as a prodromal hallmark of rapid eye movement sleep behavuour disorder. Journal of Sleep Research, e13791. 
  13. Chen C.X., Li T.M.H., Zhang J., Li S.X., Yu M.W.M., Tsang C.C., Chan K.C.C., Au C.T., Li A.M., Kong A.P.S., Chan J.W.Y., Wing Y.K., Chan N.Y. (2022). The impact of sleep-corrected social jetlag on mental health, behavioural problems and daytime sleepiness in adolescents. Sleep Medicine, 100:494-500.
  14. Liu Y., Zhang J., Chau S.W.H., Yu M.W.M., Chan N.Y., Chan J.W.Y., Li S.X., Huang B., Wang J., Feng H., Zhou L., Mok V., Wing Y.K. (2022) Evolution of prodromal REM sleep behavior disorder to neurodegeneration: A retrospective longitudinal case-control study. Neurology, 99(6): e627-637.
  1. Chan NY, Li SX, Zhang J, Lam SP, Kwok APL, Yu MWM, Chan JWY, Li AM, Morin CM, Wing YK. A brief cognitive behavioural prevention program for insomnia in at-risk adolescents: A randomzed controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar 1;147(3). 
  2. Sun W, Ting Kwok NT, Chan NY, Yan Chan JW, Zhang J, Ching-Ching Chan K, Li SX*. Associations of circadian factors with insomnia symptoms and emotional and behavioral problems among school-age children. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2021 May 19:jcsm-9346.
  3. Ling J, Lin X, Li X, Chan NY, Zhang J, Wing YK, Hu X*, Li SX*. Altered brain activity related to inhibitory processing in youth with insomnia. Journal of Sleep Research. 2021 Jun 16:e13398. 
  4. Ling J, Lin X, Li X, Chan NY, Zhang J, Wing YK, Hu X, Li SX*. Neural response to rewards in youths with insomnia. Sleep. 2021; 45(2): zsab238. 
  5. Tang JY, Luo H, Tse M, Lum TY, Wong GH, Li SX*. The relationship between insomnia symptoms and frailty in community-dwelling older persons: A path analysis. Sleep Medicine. 2021 Jun 8. 
  6. Chan NY, Chan JW, Li SX*, Wing YK. Non-pharmacological approaches for management of insomnia. Neurotherapeutics. 2021 Apr 5:1-2. 
  7. Lei B, Zhang J, Chen S, Chen J, Yang L, Ai S, Chan NY, Wang J, Dai XJ, Feng H, Liu Y, Li SX, Jai F, Wing YK. Associations of sleep phenotypes with severe intentional self-harm: a prospective analysis of the UK Biobank cohort. Sleep. 2021 Feb 26. 
  8. Chan NY, Li SX, Wing YK. Are adolescents sleeping less and worse than before?. The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific. 2021 Jun 1;11. 
  9. Chan JWY, Chan NY, Li SX, Lam SP, Chau SWH, Liu Y, Zhang J, Wing YK. Change in circadian preference predicts sustained treatment outcomes in patients with unipolar depression and evening preference. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2021
  10. Leung PWS, Wong WCW, Li SX, Tsang C, Chow BLC. Effectiveness of using mobile technology in improving cognitive and social skills amongst individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Systematic literature review. JMIR Mental Health. 2021;8(9): e20892. 
  11. Chen SJ, Zhang JH, Li SX, Tsang CC, Chan KC, Au CT, Li AM, Kong AP, Wing YK, Chan NY. The trajectories and associations of eveningness and insomnia with daytime sleepiness, depression and suicidal ideation in adolescents: A 3-year longitudinal study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2021 Nov 1;294:533-42. 
  12.  Tsang KKY, Shum KK, Chan WWL, Li SX, Kwan HW, Su MR, Wong BPH, Lam S. Effectiveness and mechanisms of mindfulness training for school teachers in difficult times: A randomized controlled trial. Mindfulness;12:2820-2831. doi: 10.1007/s12671-021-01750-1. [IF: 4.684 in 2020; rank 23/130, Q1 in Psychology, Clinical; rank 29/144 in Psychiatry].
  13. Wu M, Ren J, Li SX, Xue P, Su C, Zhou J. Management of narcolepsy during COVID-19: a challenge or an opportunity?. Sleep. 2021;44(2):zsaa273. 
  14. Wang J, Chau SW, Lam SP, Liu Y, Zhang J, Chan NY, Cheung MM, Yu MW, Tsang JC, Chan JW, Huang B, Li SX, Mok V, Wing YK. Prevalence and correlates of REM sleep behaviour disorder in patients with major depressive disorder: a two-phase study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 2021 Nov 11;0:1-8. 
  15. Okajima I, Tanizawa N, Harata M, Suh S, Yang CM, Li SX, Trockel MT. Can an e-mail-delivered CBT for insomnia validated in the West be effective in the East? A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 Dec 24;19(1):186. 
  1. Ling J, Sun W, Chan NY, Zhang J, Lam SP, Li AM, Chan JW, Kyle SD, Li SX*. Effects of insomnia symptoms and objective short sleep duration on memory performance in youths. Journal of Sleep Research. 2020 May 12:e13049. 
  2. Chan NY, Zhang J, Tsang CC, Li AM, Chan JW, Wing YK*, Li SX*. The Associations of Insomnia Symptoms and Chronotype with Daytime Sleepiness, Mood Symptoms and Suicide Risk in Adolescents. Sleep Medicine. 2020 Jun 3. 
  3. Chan JWY, Lam SP, Li SX, Chau SWH, Chan SY, Chan NY, Zhang JH, Wing YK. Adjunctive bright light treatment with gradual advance in unipolar major depressive disorder with evening chronotype – A randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine. 2020 Sep 14. 
  4. Zeng S, Lau EYY, Li SX, Hu X. Sleep differentially impacts involuntary intrusions and voluntary recognitions of lab-analogue traumatic memories. Journal of Sleep Research. 2020 Oct 26. 
  5. Liu L, Xue P, Li SX, Zhang J, Zhou J, Zhang W. Urban-rural disparities in mental health problems related to COVID-19 in China. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 02. 
  6. Wang J, Liu Y, Chau SWH, Zhang J, Tsang J, Yu MWM, Chan NY, Chan JWY, Li SX, Huang B, Feng H, Mok V, Wing YK. Residual injurious symptoms and its association with neurodegenerative outcomes in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a retrospective, longitudinal study. Movement Disorders. 2020 Aug 03. 
  7. Feng H, Chen L, Liu Y, Chen X, Wang J, Yu MWM, Huang B, Li SX, Chau SWH, Chan JWY, Chen J, Mok VCT, Wing YK, Zhang J. Rest-activity pattern alternations in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Annals of Neurology. 2020 Jul 20;88(4):817-829. 
  8. Xing X, Xue P, Li SX, Zhou J*, Tang X. Sleep disturbance is associated with an increased risk of menstrual problems in female Chinese university students. Sleep & Breathing. 2020 May 23. 
  1. Liu Y, Zhang J, Li SX, Chan NY, Yu MW, Lam SP, Chan JW, Li AM, Wing YK. Excessive daytime sleepiness among children and adolescents: prevalence, correlates, and pubertal effects. Sleep medicine. 2019 Jan 1;53:1-8.
  2. Liu Y, Zhang J, Lam SP, Yu MW, Li SX, Zhou J, Chan NY, Wang J, Feng H, Chan A, Mok V. Electromyography activity level in rapid eye movement sleep predicts neurodegenerative diseases in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a 5-year longitudinal study. Sleep medicine. 2019 Apr 1;56:128-34.
  3. Sun W, Ling J, Zhu X, Lee TM, Li SX*. Associations of Weekday-to-Weekend Sleep Differences with Academic Performance and Health-Related Outcomes in School-age Children and Youths. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2019 Apr 8.
  4. Liu Y, Zhang J, Lam SP, Zhou J, Yu MW, Li SX, Chan JW, Postuma RB, Mok VC, Wing YK. A case–control–family study of idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Annals of neurology. 2019 Apr;85(4):582-92.
  5. Wang G, Zhang J, Lam SP, Li SX, Jiang Y, Sun W, Chan NY, Kong AP, Zhang Y, Li S, Li AM. Ten-year secular trends in sleep/wake patterns in Shanghai and Hong Kong school-aged children: a tale of two cities. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2019 Oct 15;15(10):1495-502.
  6. Yang Y, Luo X, Paudel D, Zhang J, Li SX, Zhang B. Effects of e-aid cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (eCBTI) to prevent the transition from episodic insomnia to persistent insomnia: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open. 2019 Nov 1;9(11).
  1. Li SX*, Chan NY, Yu MWM, Lam SP, Zhang J, Chan JWY, Li AM, Wing YK*. Eveningness chronotype, insomnia symptoms and emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents. Sleep medicine. 2018 Jul 1;47:93-9.
  2. Sun W, Li SX*, Wang G, Dong S, Jiang Y, Spruyt K, Ling J, Zhu Q, Lee TMC*, Jiang F*. Association of sleep and circadian activity rhythm with emotional face processing among 12-month-old infants. Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1):3200. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21448-0.
  3. Sun W, Li SX*, Jiang Y, Xu X, Spruty K, Zhu Q, Tseng C, Jiang F*. A community-based study of sleep and cognitive development in infants and toddlers. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2018 Jun 15;14(06):977-84.
  4. Zhang J*, Lam SP, Li SX, Liu Y, Chan JWY, Chan MHM, Ho CS, Li AM, Wing YK. Parental history of depression and higher basal salivary cortisol in unaffected child and adolescent offspring. Journal of affective disorders. 2018 Jul 1;234:207-13.
  1. Zhou J, Zhang J, Lam SP, Chan JW, Mok V, Chan A, Li SX, Liu Y, Tang X, Yung WH, Wing YK*. Excessive daytime sleepiness predicts neurodegeneration in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Sleep. 2017 Mar 16;40(5):zsx041.
  2. Zhang J, Liu Y, Lam SP, Li SX, Li AM, Wing YK*. Relationship between insomnia and quality of life: Mediating effects of psychological and somatic symptomatologies. Heart and Mind. 2017 Jan 1;1(1):50.
  3. Chan NY, Zhang J, Yu MW, Lam SP, Li SX, Kong AP, Li AM, Wing YK*. Impact of a modest delay in school start time in Hong Kong school adolescents. Sleep medicine. 2017 Feb 1;30:164-70.
  4. Zhang J, Li SX, Lam SP, Wing YK*. REM sleep behavior disorder and obstructive sleep apnea: does one “evil” make the other less or more “evil”?. Sleep medicine. 2017 Sep 1;37:216-7.
  5. Chan JW, Li SX, Lam SP, Zhang J, Wing YK*. Association of eveningness with nonremission in major depressive disorder: Reply to Knapen et al. Sleep. 2017 Jun 1;40(6).
  1. Chan NY, Lam SP, Zhang J, Yu MWM, Li SX, Li AM, Wing YK. Sleep education in Hong Kong. Sleep and Biological Rhythms. 2016 Jan;14(1):21-25.
  2. Zhang J, Lam S, Kong APS, Ma RCW, Li SX, Chan WY, Yu MWM, Zhou J, Chan MHM, Ho C, Li AM, Tang X, Wing YK. Family conflict and lower morning cortisol in adolescents and adults: modulation of puberty. Scientific Reports 2016 Mar;6:22531.
  3. Li SX, Lam SP, Zhang J, Yu MWM, Chan JWY, Liu Y, Lam VKH, Ho CKW, Zhou J, Wing YK. A prospective, naturalistic follow-up study of treatment outcomes with clonazepam in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Sleep Medicine. 2016 May;21:114-120.
  4. Liu Y, Zhang J, Lam SP, Yu MWM, Li SX, Zhou J, Chan JWY, Chan NY, Li AM, Wing YK. Help-seeking behaviors for insomnia in Hong Kong Chinese: a community-based study. Sleep Medicine. 2016 May;21:106-113.
  5. Li SX, Lam SP, Zhang J, Yu MWM, Chan JWY, Chan CSY, Espie CA, Freeman D, Mason O, Wing YK. Sleep disturbances and suicide risk in an 8-year longitudinal study of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Sleep. 2016 Jun 2;39(6):1275-1282.
  6. Zhang J, Chan NY, Lam SP, Li SX, Liu Y, Chan JWY, Kong APS, Ma RCW, Chan KCC, Li AM, Wing, YK. Emergence of sex differences in insomnia symptoms in adolescents: a large-scale school-based study. Sleep. 2016 Aug;39(8):1563-70.
  7. Zhou J, Zhang J, Lam SP, Mok V, Chan A, Li SX, Liu Y, Tang X, Yung WH, Wing YK. Mortality and its risk factors in patients with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Sleep. 2016 Aug;39(8):1543-50.

Book Chapters

  1. Li X., Li S.X. (2022). Paediatric Insomnia. In A.M. Li, K.C. Chan (Eds.). Paediatric Sleep Disorders: Case-based Practical Guide (pp.45-57). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
  2. 李馨, 赵忠新 (2019). 失眠的心理治療.  In陸林 (Eds.). 中國失眠障礙: 綜合防治指南 (pp. 50-65). 人民衛生出版社 (People’s Medical Publishing House Co., LTD):北京.
  3. Lam SP, Zhang J, Li XS, Wing YK. RBD, Antidepressant Medications, and Psychiatric Disorders. In: Schenck CH, Högl B, Videnovic A, editors. Rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, part of Springer Nature; 2018. p.123-134.
  4. Li XS, Lam SP, Zhang J, Wing YK. Instruments for screening, diagnosis and assessment of RBD severity and monitoring treatment outcome. In: C.H. Schenck, B. Högl, & A. Videnovic, editors. Rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, part of Springer Nature; 2018. p.255-269.