Dr Lim Choon Guan

Dr Lim Choon Guan is a psychiatrist, senior consultant and chief of the Department of Developmental Psychiatry at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) from the National University of Singapore in 1999, followed by the Master in Medicine (Psychiatry) in 2005. He is an adjunct assistant professor with the Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Graduate Medical School and the National Technological University, and a Senior Clinical Tutor at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr Lim’s research interests include ADHD and child/adolescent mental health. He is a member of the National Healthcare Group and IMH institutional review boards and is a senior editor with the peer-reviewed open-access journal ‘Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health’. Dr Lim is also a board member with the charity organisation, Silver Ribbon Singapore.

Plenary Title: The Use of Technology in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service
Date: 16 July 2025, Wednesday
Time: 11.40 AM

Plenary Abstract
The Child Guidance Clinic is the largest provider of child and adolescent psychiatry service in Singapore. In this talk, Dr Lim will share the clinic’s experience in research and clinical service delivery which utilised various technologies. The first long-running project investigated the brain computer interface (BCI) to develop an attention training program for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the product is now commercially available. He will highlight the results of their trials, including the randomised controlled trial, and some of the challenges faced along this journey. The same technology has been investigated in the treatment of other conditions including autism spectrum disorder and anxiety disorder. The pandemic also accelerated the progress of tele-consultation which has now become one option for access to mental health service in our clinic.