Tarun Bastiampillai, MBBS

  • 17Articles
  • 123.6KReads1
  • 2009–2025Active
  • 35Collaborators
  • 83Citations2

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About

Tarun Bastiampillai, MBBS, is affiliated with the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University and the Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy Research and Analysis. With 17 articles published between 2009 and 2025, Bastiampillai has contributed extensively to topics including psychiatry, COVID-19, major depressive disorder, patient care, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, suicide, bipolar disorder, and catatonia. Research themes include seasonal variations in psychiatric service demand, the impact of pandemics on suicide rates, psychiatric emergency care, and medication-induced psychiatric conditions. Frequent collaborators include Rohan Dhillon, Stephen Allison, Jeffrey C. L. Looi, Prashant Tibrewal, and David F. Della.

Publications

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Seasonality of Australian Medicare-Reimbursed Psychiatric Consultations
Original Research

Seasonality of Australian Medicare-Reimbursed Psychiatric Consultations

May 8, 2025

Conventional (face-to-face) office-based psychiatric consultations show clear seasonal changes, especially among young patients, which may have a practical impact on psychiatric service planning.
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Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits
Original Research

Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits

February 6, 2024

There is a potential time-lag effect of worsening psychiatric health in winter months, leading to ED presentations in spring and summer, which may require specific intervention aimed at preventing...
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Recurrent Hospital Visits and BPD
Original Research

Recurrent Hospital Visits and BPD

January 9, 2024

This study examined associations between patients with borderline personality disorder symptoms and their hospital presentations and explored effects of inpatient length of stay on time to hospital re-presentation.
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Psychiatric Observation Unit Impact on ED Boarding
Systematic Review

Psychiatric Observation Unit Impact on ED Boarding

November 7, 2023

Psychiatric observation units are mainly described within large urban general or academic hospital centers. Patients present predominantly with acute mental health crises or suicidality and are typically treated < 72...
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Seasonality in Mood Disorders and Suicide Risk
Systematic Review

Seasonality in Mood Disorders and Suicide Risk

May 25, 2023

There is a summer peak for many aspects of mental health activity, particularly in terms of acute hospital utilization and suicidality.
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Quetiapine-Induced Acute-Onset Catatonia
Case Report

Quetiapine-Induced Acute-Onset Catatonia

May 18, 2023

This report describes a rare occurrence of catatonia following administration of quetiapine and a possible mechanism by which quetiapine-induced catatonia may have arisen.
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Clozapine Rechallenge With Recurrent Pancreatitis
Case Report

Clozapine Rechallenge With Recurrent Pancreatitis

December 15, 2022

This report presents a unique case of concurrent pneumonia and pancreatitis following clozapine initiation and recurrence of pancreatitis upon rechallenge.
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US Suicide Rates and Impact of Major Disasters
Commentary

US Suicide Rates and Impact of Major Disasters

April 12, 2022

This commentary explores the impact of major disasters on suicide rates, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Commentary

Spanish Flu Impact on Suicide by Race and Future COVID-19 Effects

November 18, 2021

There are signs that the COVID-19 pandemic may disproportionately impact suicide rates among Black and other vulnerable populations in the US. This commentary explores this possibility in the context...
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Commentary

Pandemics and Social Cohesion

April 29, 2021

Could increased social cohesion through shared experience mitigate the impact of pandemics on suicide rates? Here, the authors explore the impact of the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic on suicide rates...
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Case Report

COVID-19 Pandemic–Induced Psychotic Depression With Catatonia

February 18, 2021

Self-isolation measures, while important in curbing the spread and impact of COVID-19, are likely to increase rates of anxiety and depression. Here, a case is presented of COVID-19–related anxiety...
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Letter to the Editor

It's Good to Start Small

July 27, 2017

A patient nonadherent to oral medication is always a challenge. These clinicians wanted to move theirs to depot drug administration to ensure better compliance. Fortunately, they started with oral...
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