Chia-Yu (Millie) Liu

Publications

My name is in bold. An asterisk marks equal contribution. The record is also on ORCID.

Journal articles

  1. Liu C-Y*, Liu T-H*, Huang C-W, Lai C-C, Lin C-H, Su K-P. Effects of laughter therapy on depression and anxiety: a dose-response meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2026;199:50-61. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.04.006. *Equal contribution.
  2. Liu T-H, Chu C-C, Liu C-Y, Wu J-Y, Tsai Y-W, Chang H-A, Lai C-C. Risk of falls and delirium associated with dual orexin receptor antagonists versus benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in older adults with dementia. Translational Psychiatry. 2026. doi:10.1038/s41398-026-04394-8.
  3. Liu T-H, Lee C-H, Liu C-Y, Wu J-Y, Tsai Y-W, Kao P-H, Lai C-C. Effectiveness of GLP-1RA vs metformin for diabetes prevention in antipsychotic-treated patients. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 2026;110:112853. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112853.
  4. Liu H-H, Liu T-H, Liu C-Y, Wu J-Y, Lin C-H, Lai C-C. Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in patients diagnosed with depression: a dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2026;13:1772451. doi:10.3389/fnut.2026.1772451.
  5. Kuo K-W, Liu T-H, Liu C-Y, Liu C-J. Effects of cochlear implants on depression, anxiety, and insomnia in adults with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss: a three-year retrospective cohort study of 8964 cochlear implant users. Cochlear Implants International. 2026;27(1):2-10. doi:10.1080/14670100.2025.2602323.

In press

  1. Liu T-H, Chu C-C, Liu C-Y, Wu J-Y, Tsai Y-W, Chang H-A, Lai C-C. Association between tirzepatide use and risk of suicidal ideation among individuals with obesity and major depressive disorder. Translational Psychiatry. In press (accepted September 2026).

Submitted

  1. Liu C-Y, Chen C-H, Wang H-L, Wang Y-H. Meta-analyses of phonological-based and auditory-based training effects on school-aged children with reading difficulties. Submitted to Educational Psychology Review, March 2026.
  2. Liu H-T, Liu C-J, Liu C-Y, Squires B. Longitudinal relationships between spoken language, theory of mind, and reading comprehension in deaf and hard of hearing children in Taiwan. Submitted to Deafness & Education International, September 2026.

Book chapters

  1. Chen C-Y, Liu H-T, Liu C-Y, Andrews JF. "How much milk tea is in the tea bucket?" Case study of a Taiwanese deaf teacher teaching primary arithmetic word problems. In: Deaf Languaging and Translanguaging Across Asia. Gallaudet University Press; in production, expected Spring 2027.

Conference presentations

  1. Liu C-Y, Liu H-T, Liu C-J, Liu T-H. Reducing linguistic bias in advanced theory-of-mind assessment [Poster]. 11th World Congress of Asian Psychiatry (WCAP 2026), Sapporo, Japan, October 2026.
  2. Liu C-Y, Liu T-H, Liu H-T, Liu C-J. Effects of laughter therapy on depression and anxiety: dose-response meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis [Poster]. WCAP 2026, Sapporo, Japan, October 2026.
  3. Liu T-H, Liu C-Y, Liu H-T, Liu C-J. Risk of falls and delirium associated with dual orexin receptor antagonists versus benzodiazepines in older adults with dementia [Poster]. WCAP 2026, Sapporo, Japan, October 2026.
  4. Liu T-H, Liu C-Y. Unseen Struggles: The Hidden Mental Health Toll of Unilateral Hearing Loss [Poster 428]. 24th International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED), Rome, Italy, July 2025.
  5. Liu H-T, Liu C-J, Liu C-Y. Longitudinal study of theory-of-mind development in children with hearing loss and children with typical hearing [Oral]. ICED, Rome, Italy, July 2025.
  6. Liu C-Y, Liu H-T, Liu C-J. Easy-to-read text with illustrations: generative AI innovations for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals [Poster]. ICED, Rome, Italy, July 2025.
  7. Liu C-Y, Chen C-H, Wang H-L, Wang Y-H. Meta-analyses of phonological-based and auditory-based training effects on school-aged children with reading difficulties [Oral]. Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, Cebu, Philippines, February 2025.
  8. Liu C-Y, Wang Y-H. The effect of phonological-based intervention for school-aged children with developmental dyslexia: a meta-analysis [Poster]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA, December 2024.
  9. Liu C-Y, Liu C-J, Liu H-T, Liu T-H. The effect of hearing aids on depressive symptoms: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [Poster]. American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC, August 2023.
  10. Liu C-Y, Chan Y-C. The theory of mind, emotion evaluation, social reference, and humor styles of gelotophobes [Oral]. Taiwan Psychological Association Annual Conference (virtual), 2022.