Kang Sim, MBBS, MMed (Psychiatry), Grad Dip Psychotherapy (Distn), MS-HPEd, FAMS

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Kang Sim, MBBS, MMed (Psychiatry), Grad Dip Psychotherapy (Distn), MS-HPEd, FAMS, is affiliated with the West Region, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. With publications spanning from 2004 to 2023, the author has contributed extensively to clinical psychiatry research, focusing on bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychiatric genetics. The work includes systematic reviews on resilience and psychoeducation in bipolar disorder, genetic studies on psychosis-related brain changes, and investigations into psychiatric outcomes related to infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19 and SARS.

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Resilience in Bipolar Disorder
Systematic Review

Resilience in Bipolar Disorder

February 22, 2023

Bipolar disorder patients with greater resilience had less severe symptoms, more positive attitudes toward medication treatment, and better social support and functioning.
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JCP
Letter to the Editor

Understanding Resilience: No Place to Rest on Our Laurels

July 27, 2021

This reply to a commenting letter by Modesto-Lowe and colleagues describes the need for additional research on resilience among health care workers, especially during pandemic conditions.
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JCP
Review Article

Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Toward Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic

October 20, 2020

When considering how to help health care workers cope with the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, what can be learned from the past? This review looked at psychological and...
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JCP
Review Article

Psychoeducation in the Management of Bipolar Disorder

May 1, 2018

A variety of pharmacologic agents are available for treating your patients with bipolar disorder, but have you considered adding psychoeducation to your armamentarium? This review summarizes the evidence on...
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PCC
Article

The 23-Hour Observation Unit Admissions Within the Emergency Service at a National Tertiary Psychiatric Hospital: Clarifying Clinical Profiles, Outcomes, and Predictors of Subsequent Hospitalization

July 16, 2015

This retrospective study examined health care utilization, clinical profiles, and outcomes of patients admitted to the 23-hour observation unit within the emergency room at the Institute of Mental Health,...
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JCP
Original Research

CACNA1C Genomewide Supported Psychosis Genetic Variation Affects Cortical Brain White Matter Integrity in Chinese Patients With Schizophrenia

November 24, 2014

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PCC
Article

The Effectiveness of Antidepressant Monotherapy in a Naturalistic Outpatient Setting

October 4, 2012

The objective of this study was to assess a representative sample of clinically depressed outpatients during acute treatment with antidepressant medication monotherapy to determine clinical outcomes and evaluate relationships...
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JCP
Original Research

ARVCF Genetic Influences on Neurocognitive and Neuroanatomical Intermediate Phenotypes in Chinese Patients With Schizophrenia

October 18, 2011

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JCP
Original Research

A 24-Month Prospective Outcome Study of First-Episode Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder Within an Early Psychosis Intervention Program

September 17, 2007

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JCP
Original Research

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Psychiatric and Posttraumatic Morbidities and Coping Responses in Medical Staff Within a Primary Health Care Setting in Singapore

August 16, 2004

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