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2024/01/25
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Dr Christl Yong

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Designations:

  • Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital

Qualifications:

MBBS (Australia), MRCPsych (UK)

Specialties/Sub-specialties:

Psychiatry

Clinical Disciplines/Programmes:

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, General Adult Psychiatry

Special Interests:

Women's Mental Health (Perinatal)

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Dr. Christl Yong graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Monash University in 2012.She completed the National Healthcare Group (NHG) National Psychiatry Residency Programme in 2022, during which she rotated through various departments including National University Hospital (NUH), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and Institute of Mental Health (IMH). She was conferred a Membership in the Royal College of Psychiatrists from the United Kingdom in 2019.

She believes that a holistic and multidisciplinary approach is essential to patient care. She has interests in perinatal psychiatry. She is also passionate about continued medical education and is involved in undergraduate medical education with NUS.

Journals & Publications

  1. Yong CSK, Maniam EJ, Chang CWL, Lai JY, Ho CSH. Case report: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presenting with anxiety symptoms in a COVID-19 post-infection patient. Front Neurol. 2023 Aug 7;14:1239576. [IF 2.7]
  2. Ng QX, Chong JWX, Yong CSK, Sivalingam V. Re-considering the use of bupropion in schizophrenia: A case report and review of literature. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Jan;295:113636. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113636. Epub 2020 Dec 9. PMID: 33321400. [IF 11.22]
  3. Ng QX, Yong CSK, Chong JWX, Chee KT. Neuropsychiatric masquerades: Distinguishing neurodegenerative disease from bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2020 Nov;22(7):761-763. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12984. Epub 2020 Aug 28. PMID: 32780916. [IF 6.744]

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Singapore Psychiatry Association
  • Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom

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