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Dr Elizabeth Siak Junpei

MBBS, MRCPsych (UK)

Senior Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Psychiatry

Clinical Interests

Adolescent Psychiatry, Perinatal Psychiatry, Women's Mental Wellness

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Psychological Medicine

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School

Adjunct Teaching Faculty, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Physician Faculty, NHG National Psychiatry Residency Programme

About Doctor

Dr Elizabeth Siak is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with the Department of Psychological Medicine at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Her areas of clinical expertise include perinatal psychiatry, women's mental health and adolescent psychiatry. She was formerly Head of the Women’s Mental Wellness Service and has special interests in psychotherapy and medical education.

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Chinese

Education and Training

  • MRCPsych (UK)
  • MBBS (National University of Singapore)

Awards

  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) 2025
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) 2020
  • Long Service Award 2024
  • Long Service Award 2021

Publications

  • Understanding the help-seeking behaviours of women at risk of postnatal depression. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2024;33. Siak JE, Wang BJ, Chua TE, Ch'ng YC, Chen H  doi:10.1177/20101058241298391
  • Consensus statement on Singapore Perinatal Mental Health Guidelines on Depression and Anxiety  Helen Chen, Tze-Ern Chua, Theresa Mei Ying Lee, Elizabeth Junpei Siak, Lin Feng Hong, Ying Chia Ch’ng, Yasmin Hassan, Cornelia Yin-Ing Chee, Yee Ming Mok, Say How Ong, Victor Samuel Rajadura, Tiong Ghee Teoh, Vasuki Utravathy, Kok Hian Tan, Lay Kok Tan Ann Acad Med Singap 2023;52:467-75 https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023148
  • Patient experiences in an art-making cancer support group: a qualitative study. JE Siak, J Tang, CH Choo. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, Vol. 31:1-7, January-December 2022
  • Psychotropic Prescription in Antenatal Depression, Anxiety and Adjustment Disorders in Singapore. JE Siak, TE Chua, SJ Umboh, H Chen. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 19 (1), January - June 2018: 2231-7805
  • Analysing Profiles: An audit on patient characteristics and outcomes in the only Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Singapore. CT Tang, C Chan, JE Siak, G Kunjithapatham. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 19 (2) July-December 2018:2231-7805