Clin Asst Prof Vicknesan Marimuttu

About

Dr Vicknesan is Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Head, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. He has a broad range of experience in treating children and adolescents with mental health disorders. His areas of clinical and research interest include the following: mood disorders, self-harm, suicidality, somatoform disorders and brief psychotherapeutic interventions.

Education and Training

• CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, General Medical Council, UK, 2012
• MRCPsych (Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK) - 2008
• MB BCH BAO (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) - 2005
  

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Head, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2023 till present
• Head of Child and Adolescent Mental Wellness Service, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2017-2023
• Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2020 – Present
• Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2015 – 2020
• Associate Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2013 – 2015
• Patient Safety Lead, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2016 – 2017
• Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2009

Awards

• Gold Award Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2018
• Silver Award Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2016
• Public Healthcare Clinician Special Recognition Award, Aug 2013
  

Research Interests

• Somotoform Disorders
  
• Mood Disorder
  
• Self-harm
• Suicidality
  

Research Trials

• Brief Interventions for Psychosomatic symptoms- evaluation of RECAP and RECAP Lite Interventions

Publications

• Patient and Family Perspectives on Factors that Promote Recovery in Adolescent Depression: A Qualitative Study. Goo. S, Wang J, Yeo J, Ong SH, Marimuttu VJ. Asian Journal of Psychiatry- Goo S, Wang J. B., Yeo J. M. Y., Ong S. H., Marimuttu V. J. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 46 Dec 2019.
  
• Pediatric Consultation Liaison Psychiatry; A Global, Healthcare Systems-Focussed, and Problem-Based Approach. Editors; Athony Ps. S Guerrero et al. Chapter 5; Safety issues in a general medical setting. Authors; Ong Say How and Vicknesan J Marimuttu. Publishers; Springer. 2018
  
• Identifying the patterns of self-harm and suicide attempts in children and adolescents in Singapore. Goo S, Srikanth R, Ong SH, Neo S, Tan JH, Marimuttu VJ -Accepted for publication in Asean Journal of Psychiatry- awaiting publication
• Understanding Experiences of Youth Growing Up with Anorectal Malformation or Hirschsprung's Disease to Inform Transition Care: A Qualitative In-Depth Interview Study. Nah SA, Ong CCP, Lie D, Marimuttu VJ, Hong J, Te-Lu Y, Low Y, Jacobsen AS. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug 24.
• Transition to Adult Mental Health Services for young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a qualitative analysis of their experiences. Swift, K., Hall, C., Marimuttu, V., Sayal, K., Holis, C. BMC Psychiatry. 2013 March 5;13:74.
• Improving recruitment into psychiatry: teaching strategies to enhance undergraduate interest. Marimuttu, V., Chandwani, N. Medical Education Online, North America, 17, Nov. 2012.