Hee-Ju Kang, MD, PhD

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About

Hee-Ju Kang, MD, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at Chonnam National University Medical School in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. Kang has published extensively on topics including major depressive disorder, delirium, neurology, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Research contributions include studies on serum biomarkers for depression subtypes, predictive validity of early post-injury assessments for PTSD, stigma and quality of life after delirium recovery, and escitalopram treatment for depression following acute coronary syndrome. Collaborations frequently involve co-authors Il-Seon Shin, Jae-Min Kim, Sung-Wan Kim, Ju-Yeon Lee, and Jin-Sang Yoon.

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Differentiating Subtypes of MDD Using Serum Biomarkers
Original Research

Differentiating Subtypes of MDD Using Serum Biomarkers

June 23, 2025

Significant differences in biomarker profiles were observed across MDD subtypes: the melancholic subtype showed higher cortisol levels and lower serotonin levels, and the atypical subtype showed elevated levels of...
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Predictive Validity of Early Post-Injury CAPS-5 Score for Later PTSD Diagnosis
Original Research

Predictive Validity of Early Post-Injury CAPS-5 Score for Later PTSD Diagnosis

August 5, 2024

A CAPS-5 score of ≥15 provided good predictive accuracy for subsequent PTSD development in the general injured population.
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Now You Do, Now You Don' t

August 23, 2017

Patients experiencing delirium and the atypical personality displays that go with it often remember their actions after recovering from their delirious state. This unique study looks at patients' lingering...
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Original Research

Escitalopram Treatment for Depressive Disorder Following Acute Coronary Syndrome: A 24-Week Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

October 14, 2014

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