A/Prof Rathi Mahendran
MBBS (S'pore), MMed (Psych), MMEd Ed (Dundee), FAMS (Psych)
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Advisory Board Member
Mind Science Centre
A/Prof Rathi Mahendran is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS and until recently, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at NUH. She is a member of the Mind Science Centre Advisory Board.
A/Prof Mahendran graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1980 and completed the Specialist Training in Psychiatry in 1987. She subsequently trained in the UK and the US under Health Manpower Development Plan programmes in 1989 and 1996 respectively. She was awarded Master of Medical Education from the University of Dundee (UK) in 2013.
Her interests are in psychopharmacology and medical education. Some of Dr Rathi’s notable achievements include the Distinguished Psychiatrist Award by Singapore Psychiatric Association, awarded in 2016.
She currently practising at Mind Care Clinic.
Ongoing Research Projects
Selected Publications
- M Han, R Mahendran, J Yu. Associations between fear of COVID-19, affective symptoms and risk perception among community-dwelling older adults during a COVID-19 lockdown. Frontiers in Psychology 2021; 638831. [IF – 2.067]
- JH Yu, I Rawtaer, L Feng, J Fam, AP Kumar, IKM Cheah, WG Honer, W Su, YK Lee, EC Tan, EH Kua, R Mahendran. Mindfulness intervention for mild cognitive impairment led to attention-related improvements and neuroplastic changes: results from a 9-month randomized control trial. Journal of Psychiatric Research 2021; 135:203-211. [IF – 4.465]
- Siew S, Jonathan Louis Chia, R Mahendran & J Yu. Older Adults’ perceptions of government handling of COVID-19: Predictors of protective behaviors from lockdown to post-lockdown. PLOS ONE. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263039. February 2, 2022.
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