Dr. Lucas Lim

Education

  • MBBS (Singapore) 2014, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) 2018
  • Fellowship of the Academy of Singapore 2024


Affiliations

  • Joined NHG Psychiatry Residency Program in 2014, Senior Resident since July 2019.
  • Associate Consultant in Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Department of Mood and Anxiety And West Region since Aug 2022.
  • Mental Health GP-Partnership Program (IMH) Director since 2024.


Teaching Positions

  • 2019 – Present: Appointed Clinical Tutor in Psychiatry for Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine.
  • 2022 – Present: Appointed Clinical Tutor in Psychiatry for Duke-NUS School of Medicine.
  • 2024: Clinical Senior Lecturer with Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore.


Publications

  1. L Lim, TK Dhillion, Ng BY; Future role for motivational interviewing in the treatment of insomnia. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 15 (1), June 2014. JIF 0.104

  2. L Lim, R Ho, Ho SH; Dangers of mixed martial arts in the development of traumatic encephalopathy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (2), Jan 2019. JIF 3.789

  3. Ho SH, L.Lim, AQ Lim et al; Diagnostic and predictive applications of functional near infrared spectroscopy for major depressive disorder: a systemic review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11:378, May 2020. JIF 2.99

  4. Tay YH, L Lim, A Cheng et al; Disrupting the disruption: using digital tools in Psychiatry residency training in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry Research, 289:113063, May 2020. JIF 3.077

  5. L Lim, Low MF, J Hariram et al; COVID-19, a pandemic that affects more than physical health: two case reports. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 53: 102200, June 2020. JIF 1.821

  6. B. Tan, A Kanneganti, L Lim et al; Burnout and associated factors among health careworkers in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of American Directors Association, 21 (12), Oct 2020. JIF 3.908

  7. J Ong, L Lim, R Ho et al; Depression, anxiety and associated psychological outcomes in living organ transplant donors: a systemic review. General Hospital Psychiatry, 70 (4), Mar 2021. JIF: 3.288

  8. M Denning, Goh ET, B Tan et al; Determinants of burnout and other aspects of psychological well-being in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational cross-sectional study. PLoS One, 16 (4), Apr 2021. JIF: 3.272

  9. A Kanneganti, B Tan, M Denning et al; Safety attitudes, burnout and wellbeing amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic- An Indo-pacific regional cross-sectional study. Singapore Medical Journal, Published ahead of print: Feb 2022 JIF: 2.053

  10. A Kanneganti, B Tan, M Tan et al; The effect of COVID-19 endemicity on the mental health of health care workers. Journal of American Directors Association, 23 (3), Mar 2022. JIF 3.908


Poster Presentations

  1. Tay JL, Qu Y, L Lim et al; Impact of a virtual reality intervention on stigma, empathy, attitudes towards patients with psychotic disorders among mental health professionals: An RCT. Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2024.