Associate Professor Rajeev Kumar
MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP, MD, PhD (ANU)
Senior Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist & Academic Fellow at the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health&Wellbeing, ANU
ANU College of Health and Medicine
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+61-2-62443229
Areas of expertise
- Psychiatry (Incl. Psychotherapy) 110319
- Cognitive Sciences 1702
Research interests
Psychiatric aspects of medical conditions
Psychiatric aspects of neurological disorders (e.g. MS, PD, HD, Epilepsy, Stroke, etc)
Functional neurological disorders
Mild cognitive impairment and dementia
Neuroimaging related to neuropsychiatric disorders
Biography
Dr Rajeev Kumar is currently working as a senior consultation-liaison psychiatrist with expertise in clinical and academic neuropsychiatry. He is also an A/Professor of psychiatry at the ANU.
He completed a PhD at the Australian National University in neuropsychiatric epidemiology and neuroimaging under the mentorship of Professors Anthony F Jorm, Perminder S Sachdev and Helen Christensen. He has published broadly in the area of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, structural neuroimaging, successful ageing, and drug-induced movement disorders.
He is actively involved in both undergarduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision.
Researcher's projects
1. Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life 60+ Longitudinal Study at the ANU - clinical collaborator (current)
2. Successful Aging: A Multiethnic Asian Study (past)
A large cross-sectional study conducted in Singapore, aimed at determining the bio-psycho-social correlates of productive aging.
Study period: 2009-2011
PI: Dr. Rajeev Kumar
Co-PIs: Kua Ee Heok, Ng Tze pin, Dilip V Jeste
Publications
- Eramudugolla R, Mortby ME, Sachdev P, Meslin C, Kumar R, Anstey KJ Alzheimers Res Ther. 2017 Mar 4;9(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13195-017-0246-x.
- Lim, M, Lim, D, Gwee, X et al 2015, 'Resilience, stressful life events, and depressive symptomatology among older Chinese adults', Aging and Mental Health, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1005-1014pp.
- Gwee, X, Nyunt, M, Kua, E et al 2014, 'Reliability and Validity of a Self-rated Analogue Scale for Global Measure of Successful Aging', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 829-837.
- Cherbuin, N, Kumar, R, Sachdev, P et al 2014, 'Dietary mineral intake and risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment: the PATH Through Life project', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 1-8.
- Cherbuin N, Kumar, R, Sachdev PS, Anstey KA. Dietary mineral intake and risk of mild cognitive impairment: the PATH through life project. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 2014 (in press)
- Kumar, R, Gunaratne, D, Khan, S et al 2013, 'Acute neuropsychiatric manifestations of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis', Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 279-280.
- Pumar, M & Kumar, R 2013, 'Dermatitis artefacta in an intellectually disabled man with monosymptomatic hypochondriacal delusion of HIV infection', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 974-975.
- Kumar, R, Sachdev, P, Rosenman, S et al 2008, 'Incidental brain MRI abnormalities in 60- to 64-year-old community-dwelling individuals: Data from the Personality and Total Health Through Life study', Acta Neuropsychiatrica, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 87-90.
- Anstey KJ, Cherbuin N, Eramudugolla R, Sargent-Cox K, Easteal S, Kumar R, Sachdev PS. Characterizing mild cognitive disorders in the young-old over 8 years: Prevalence, estimated incidence, stability of diagnosis, and impact on IADLs. Alzheimers Dement. 2013 Mar 6. pii: S1552-5260(12)02583-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.11.013. [Epub ahead of print]
- Lu, Y, Nyunt, M, Gwee, X, Feng L, Kua EH, Kumar R, Ng TP. Life event stress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Associations with mental well-being and quality of life in a population-based study 2012; BMJ Open, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. -.
- Broekman, B, Niti, M, Nyunt, M, Ko SM, Kumar R, Ng TP. Validation of a Brief Seven-Item Response Bias-Free Geriatric Depression Scale', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2010 vol. 19, pp. 589.596
- Cherbuin, N, Meslin, C, Kumar, R et al 2010, 'Mild cognitive disorders are associated with different patterns of brain asymmetry than normal aging: the PATH through life study', Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 1, no. Article 11, pp. 11-11.
- Mond, J, Chen, A & Kumar, R 2010, 'Eating-disordered behavior in Australian and Singaporean women: A comparative study', International Journal of Eating Disorders, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 717-723.
- Chen, A, Mond, J & Kumar, R 2010, 'Eating disorders mental health literacy in Singapore: Beliefs of young adult women concerning treatment and outcome of bulimia nervosa', Early Intervention in Psychiatry, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 39-46.
- Kumar, R & Looi, J 2010, 'Toxic psychosis', in Perminder S. Sachdev (ed.), Secondary Schizophrenia, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 179-185.
- Looi, J, Walterfang, M, Styner, M et al 2010, 'Shape analysis of the neostriatum in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, and controls', Neuroimage, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 970-986.
- Cherbuin, N, Meslin, C, Kumar, R et al. 2009, 'Risk factors of transition from normal cognition to mild cognitive disorder: The PATH trough Life study.', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 47-55.
- Looi, J, Tatham, V, Kumar, R et al 2009, 'Caudate nucleus volumes in stroke and vascular dementia', Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, vol. 174, pp. 67-75.
- Kumar, R & Sachdev, P 2009, 'Akathisia and second-generation antipsychotic drugs', Current Opinion In Psychiatry, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 293-299.
- Kumar, R, Looi, J & Raphael, B 2009, 'Type 2 diabetes mellitus, cognition and brain in aging: A brief review', Indian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. Supplement January 2009, pp. s35-38.
- Nyunt MS, Ko SM, Kumar R, Fones CC, Ng TP. Improving treatment access and primary care referrals for depression in a national community-based outreach programme for the elderly. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Nov;24(11):1267-76. doi: 10.1002/gps.2256
- Looi, J, Lindberg, O, Liberg, B et al 2008, 'Volumetrics of the caudate nucleus: Reliability and validity of a new manual tracing protocol', Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, vol. 163, pp. 279-288.
- Kumar, R, Anstey, K, Cherbuin, N et al 2008, 'Association of Type 2 Diabetes with Depression, Brain Atrophy, and Reduced Fine Motor Speed in a 60 to 64 year old Community Sample', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 989-998.
- Anstey, K. J., Cherbuin, N., Christensen, H., Burns, R., Reglade-Meslin, C., Salim, A., Kumar, R., Jorm, A. F., Sachdev, P. (2008) Follow-up of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Related Disorders Over 4 years in Adults in Their Sixties: The PATH Through Life Study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 26:226-233.
- Broekman BF, Nyunt SZ, Niti M, Jin AZ, Ko SM, Kumar R, Fones CS, Ng TP.Differential item functioning of the Geriatric Depression Scale in an Asian population. J Affect Disord. 2008 Jun;108(3):285-90. Epub 2007 Nov 13.
- Broekman BFP, Kumar R, Toh YP, Kua EH. Improving recruitment in Psychiatry- the Singapore experience. Psychiatry Bulletin 2008
- Kumar R, Sachdev PS, Price J, Rosenmann S, Christensen H. . Acta Neuropsychiatrica 2008: 20: 87090
- Tang BL, Kumar R. Biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2008 May;37(5):406-10
- Anstey, K, Mack, H, Christensen, H et al 2007, 'Corpus callosum size, reaction time speed and variability in mild cognitive disorders and in normative sample.', Neuropsychologia, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1911-1920.
- Chuan SK, Kumar R, Matthew N, Heok KE, Pin NT. Subsyndromal depression in old age: clinical significance and impact in a multi-ethnic community sample of elderly Singaporeans. Int Psychogeriatr. 2008 Feb;20(1):188-200. Epub 2007 Sep 21
- Kumar, R, Parslow, R, Jorm, A et al. 2006, 'Clinical and Neuroimaging Correlates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Middle-Aged Community Sample: The Personality and Total Health Through Life 60+ Study', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 44-50.
- Low, L, Anstey, K, Maller, J et al. 2006, 'Hormone replacement therapy, brain volumes and white matter in postmenapausal women aged 60-64', NeuroReport, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 101-104.
- Anstey, K, Jorm, A, Meslin, C et al. 2006, 'Weekly alcohol consumption, brain atrophy, and white matter hyperintensities in a community-based sample aged 60 to 64 years', Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 68, no. 05, pp. 778-785.
- Kumar, R, Jorm, A, Parslow, R et al. 2006, 'Depression in mild cognitive impairment in a community sample of individuals 60 -64 years old', International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 471-480.
- Sachdev, P, Anstey, K, Parslow, R et al. 2006, 'Pulmonary Function, Cognitive Impairment and Brain Atrophy in a Middle Aged Community Sample', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, vol. 21, pp. 300-308.
- Gupta RK, Kumar R, Bassett M. Interferon-induced depressive illness in Hep C patients is responsive to SSRI antidepressant treatment. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2006; 2 (3): 355-358
- Kumar R, Gupta RK. Hepatitis C and Psychiatry. Australasian Psychiatry 2006 (letter)
- Reay R, Fisher Y, Robertson M, Adams E, Owen C, Kumar R. Group interpersonal psychotherapy for postnatal depression: a pilot study. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2006 Jan;9(1):31-9. Epub 2005 Oct 12.
- Jorm, A, Anstey, K, De Plater, G et al. 2005, 'MRI Hyperintensities and Depressive Symptoms in a Community Sample of Individuals 60-64 year olds.', American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 162, pp. 699-705.
- Kumar, R, Dear, K, Christensen, H et al. 2005, 'Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment in 60- 64 year old community Dwelling individuals: The Personality and Total Health through Life 60+ Study', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, vol. 19, no. 2-3, pp. 67-74.
- Sachdev, P, Parslow, R, Salonikas, C et al. 2004, 'Homocysteine and the Brain in Midadult Life : Evidence for an increase risk of leukoaraiosis in men', Archives of Neurology, vol. 61, pp. 1369-1376.
- Jorm, A & Kumar, R 2004, 'Epidemiology of vascular dementia: meta-analysis', in John O'Brien, David Ames, Lars Gustafson, Marshal Folstein and Edmund Chiu (ed.), Cerebrovascular Disease Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (2nd ed), Martin Dunitz, United Kingdom, pp. 85-93.
- Gupta RK, Kumar R. Benign brain tumors and psychiatric morbidity: a 5-year retrospective data analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2004; 38: 316-319
- Christensen H, Kumar R. Cognitive changes in aging brain. 2002: Ed. Sachdev PS, The Aging Brain; The neurobiolgy and neuropsychiatry of Aging, Swetes and Wietlinger: Book chapter
- Gupta RK, Kumar R, Kasper S. Physical signs in Psychiatry: A step towards evidence-based medicine. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 2002: 6: 69-72
- Kumar R. Acute severe catatonia in a young woman with chronic schizophrenia responding to parenteral clonazepam. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2001; 35: 391
- Anstey, KJ, Cherbuin, N, Eramudugolla, R et al 2013, 'Characterizing Mild Cognitive Disorders in the young-old over 8 years: Prevalence, estimated incidence, stability of diagnosis, and impact on IADLs**', Alzheimer's & Dementia.
- Kumar R. Lesion location and mania following stroke. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2000; 34: 170
