Tarun Bastiampillai, BMedSc, MBBS, FRANZCP

College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy and Research Analysis, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC, Australia

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Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits
Original Research

February 6, 2024

There is a potential time-lag effect of worsening psychiatric health in winter months, leading to ED presentations in spring and summer, which may require specific intervention aimed at preventing...
David F. Della, David Smith, Jeffrey C. L. Looi, et al
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Recurrent Hospital Visits and BPD
Original Research

January 9, 2024

This study examined associations between patients with borderline personality disorder symptoms and their hospital presentations and explored effects of inpatient length of stay on time to hospital re-presentation.
David Smith, Paul Cammell, Malcolm Battersby, et al
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Psychiatric Observation Unit Impact on ED Boarding
Systematic Review

November 7, 2023

Psychiatric observation units are mainly described within large urban general or academic hospital centers. Patients present predominantly with acute mental health crises or suicidality and are typically treated < 72...
Alastair W. Magarey, Jianfeng Weng, Jeffrey C. L. Looi, et al
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Seasonality in Mood Disorders and Suicide Risk
Systematic Review

May 25, 2023

There is a summer peak for many aspects of mental health activity, particularly in terms of acute hospital utilization and suicidality.
David F. Della, Stephen Allison, Niranjan Bidargaddi, et al
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Quetiapine-Induced Acute-Onset Catatonia
Case Report

May 18, 2023

This report describes a rare occurrence of catatonia following administration of quetiapine and a possible mechanism by which quetiapine-induced catatonia may have arisen.
Alwin Soo, Tarun Bastiampillai, Rohan Dhillon
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Clozapine Rechallenge With Recurrent Pancreatitis
Case Report

December 15, 2022

This report presents a unique case of concurrent pneumonia and pancreatitis following clozapine initiation and recurrence of pancreatitis upon rechallenge.
Kyle Ratcliff, Vineet Juneja, Arun Gupta, et al
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US Suicide Rates and Impact of Major Disasters
Commentary

April 12, 2022

This commentary explores the impact of major disasters on suicide rates, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tarun Bastiampillai, Stephen Allison, Janel Cubbage, et al
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Commentary

November 18, 2021

There are signs that the COVID-19 pandemic may disproportionately impact suicide rates among Black and other vulnerable populations in the US. This commentary explores this possibility in the context...
Tarun Bastiampillai, Stephen Allison, Jeffrey C. L. Looi
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Commentary

April 29, 2021

Could increased social cohesion through shared experience mitigate the impact of pandemics on suicide rates? Here, the authors explore the impact of the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic on suicide rates...
Tarun Bastiampillai, Stephen Allison, Jonathan Brailey, et al
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Case Report

February 18, 2021

Self-isolation measures, while important in curbing the spread and impact of COVID-19, are likely to increase rates of anxiety and depression. Here, a case is presented of COVID-19–related anxiety...
Alexandra Lynch, Tarun Bastiampillai
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Letter to the Editor

July 27, 2017

A patient nonadherent to oral medication is always a challenge. These clinicians wanted to move theirs to depot drug administration to ensure better compliance. Fortunately, they started with oral...
Prashant Tibrewal, Rohan Dhillon, Jaya Sharma, et al
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Letter to the Editor

June 29, 2017

Dystonic reactions have not been commonly described with the second-generation antipsychotic lurasidone. Here, read the case of a patient with schizophrenia who developed episodes of recurrent oculogyric crises with...
Prashant Tibrewal, Rachel Cheng, Tarun Bastiampillai, et al

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