- MBBS
- MRCPsych
- FAMS
Awards and Achievements
- Young Psychiatrist Award, World Psychiatric Association’s International Congress of Psychiatry (WPAIC), 2015
- Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2015 (Silver)
- Service Quality Award, 2013
About Dr Shi Hui Poon
Dr Poon Shi Hui received her undergraduate medical training from the National University of Singapore in the year 2009, and subsequently, Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 4 years later.
Prior to private practice, Dr Poon was an Associate Consultant at the Department of Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital (SGH). She also saw patients in the Sleep Disorders Unit, SGH. Her areas of sub-speciality clinical interests are in general psychiatry (e.g. anxiety, depression, stress), adolescent psychiatry, sleep medicine, psychosomatic medicine (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, pain disorders), neuropsychiatry, neurostimulation (e.g. ECT, rTMS, tDCS).
Apart from her clinical practice, Dr Poon is also involved in the training of medical undergraduates, junior doctors and psychiatric residents. She is an adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School; at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, she conducts peer training as Vice Chair of the Section of Neuropsychiatry and committee member of the Section of Neurostimulation. Dr Poon is also actively involved in psychiatric research.
She is currently pursuing a M.Sc. in Sleep Medicine.
Contact Dr Shi Hui Poon
Phone: 69707930
Education
Dr Shi Hui Poon offers the following treatments
- Other psychiatric disorders
- Neurostimulation
- Complex brain disorders
- Neuropsychiatry
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Anxiety disorder
Recent Answers
Is it possible to completely prevent seizures from recurring?
Approximately 50 - 60% of people diagnosed with epilepsy can become seizure free with after using the first seizure medication tried. Within this group, many will never have any more seizures. Here's some factors that may improve the chance of being seizure free in people who are newly diagnosed with seizures: Having a good response to the first 1 or 2 seizure medications tried. This means that seizures do not recur and the person is seizure free. No brain injury or abnormality A normal neurological exam and EEG No family history of epilepsy Hope that helps!
Is it normal to get withdrawal symptoms after stopping antidepressant medication?
First of all, please go to see your psychiatrist if you've ran out of medications. Medications should always only be discontinued under the instructions of your doctor. Another thing is - antidepressant treatments should usually be continued at the same dose for at least 4 months to 12 months for them to be the most effective.
Will polyclinics refer me to a private psychiatric clinic or a government-based one?
Great to hear that you have taken the first step in seeking help :) Here are some points that address your questions. 1. You can get a referral letter to see a psychiatrist from either a private GP, or the polyclinic. 2. Getting a referral letter from the polyclinic is the only way to get subsidised fees when seeing a psychiatrist within the goverment hospital. 3. Since you prefer to see a private psychiatrist, getting a referral letter from either a private GP or the polyclinic is fine.
Recent Articles
Publications
- Lim, J Goh, YH Chan, SH Poon, Attitudes towards utility, effects and side effects of treatment for anxiety and depression, Australasian Psychiatry Vol 24(6), Dec 2016
- Poon SH, Sim K, 2015, Evidence-based pharmacological approaches for treatment-resistant bipolar disorder, Andre F Carvalho and Roger S McIntyre, in Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders, Oxford Psychiatry Library Series
- Lim L, Poon SH, 2015, Mental Health in Singapore, Dinesh Bhugra, in Routledge Handbook of Psychiatry in Asia, Routledge
- Poon SH, R Jacob, RC Mellor, N Kathirvel, A rare case of sub-acute form of Marchiafava-Bignami Disease presenting predominantly with psychotic symptoms, ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Vol 16(2), Jul-Dec 2015 (online early)
- L Lim, J Goh, YH Chan, SH Poon, Mental health literacy and the belief in the supernatural, OJPsych Vol 5(4), 334-341
- Poon SH, Sim K, Sum MY, Kuswanto CN, Baldessarini RJ, Evidence-based options for treatment-resistant adult bipolar disorder patients, Bipolar Disord 2012 Sep;14(6)573-84
- SH Poon, K Sim, RJ Baldessarini, Pharmacological approaches for treatment-resistant bipolar disorder, Current Neuropharmacology 2014, 13, 592-604
- Lee TS, Poon SH, Chang P, Dissimilar neuropsychiatric presentation of two siblings with Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid, Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease), J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2010 Winter: 22(1):123 E14-5
Practice
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre 3 Mount Elizabeth #17-16 Singapore 228510
Background Check
No Singapore Medical Council Disciplinary Tribunal actions found for the years we collect data.
* This profile has been last updated on August 26, 2020.