SHANE VARMAN A/L PANNIR SELVAM



Salutation
Dr

School/Centre
School of Medicine

Department
Psychiatry

Appointment
Deputy Head, Medicine

Position
Senior Lecturer

Email
shane_varman@imu.edu.my



Education

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Clinical Fellowship (Neuropsychiatry), 2014 Royal Melbourne Hospital and Melbourne University
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Doctor of Psychiatry (Psychiatry), 2006 University Kebangsaan Malaysia
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MBBS (Medicine), 1997 Pondicherry University

Memberships

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Malaysian Medical Association member 2016 - Present

Research Funding
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Affective Disorders & Anxiety Symptoms in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review IMU Internal Research Grant | 10 Oct 2024 - 06 Feb 2026
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Efficacy of deep brain stimulation for early onset of Parkinson's disease: A systematic review IMU Internal Research Grant | 13 Jun 2024 - 14 Mar 2025
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATIN USE AND DEPRESSION AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS IN SEREMBAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IMU Internal Research Grant | 30 Sep 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms In Covid And Long Covid in Southeast Asia, A Systematic Review is IMU JC | 01 Aug 2021 - 01 Apr 2023
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PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AND COPING STRATEGIES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MALAYSIA IMU JC | 01 Aug 2020 - 01 Oct 2020
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Prevalence of Depression among Hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis(CAPD) patients IMU JC | 01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jan 2019
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Quality of life among type 2 Diabetes Mellitus IMU JC | 01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2016
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Prevalence Of Depression And Its Predictive Factors Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending Specialist Clinics In Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban Malaysia. IMU JC | 01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2017
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Caregiving Consequences among Caregivers of Schizophrenics IMU JC | 01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2015
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Psychological Distress and Coping Skills among Medical Inpatients, a Cross-sectional Study in Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban IMU JC | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2014
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The Association between domains assessed in the WHOQOL-BREF and suicidality amongst patients who attempted deliberate self- harm in Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban IMU JC | 01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2013
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Postpartum depression in Malaysia, a review IMU JC | 01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2013
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Psychiatric Morbidity among HIV patients at HTJS IMU JC | 01 Jan 2009 - 01 Jan 2009
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Mental Health Legislation in Malaysia, changing paradigms Travel grant | 01 Jan 2008 - 01 Jan 2008

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Publications

Research Articles

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Neuropsychiatric-Effects-of-COVID-and-Long-COVID-in-South-East-Asia-a-Systematic-Review INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH 2023
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Psychological Wellbeing and Coping Strategies During COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES 2023
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Does central vetting improve construct quality of one-best-answer items in medical school: An audit IeJSME 2017

Other Publications

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Assessing Depression in Primary Care IMU CLINICAL SERIES 2018 | 06 Oct 2018
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Depression and CD4 count among HIV patients at HTJS. Poster presentation Conference of the Australasian Society of Psychiatric Research, Sydney 2010 | 01 Jan 2010
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Depression 104th Singapore Malaysia Occupational Therapy Conference | 01 Jan 2010
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mental Illness 2nd SEGI Psychology Conference | 01 Jan 2010
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Psychiatric Morbidity among HIV patients at HTJS National HIV Conference Penang 2009. | 01 Jan 2009
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Psychological factors improving immunity Oral presentation, Conference on Behavioural Medicine 2008 | 01 Jan 2008
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Mental Health Legislation in Malaysia, changing paradigms Oral Presentation-104th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology | 01 Jan 2008
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Suicide and the internet Borneo Mental Health 2008 | 01 Jan 2008
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Psychiatric Morbidity among the homeless in Kuala Lumpur. World Congress of Psychiatry, Prague 2008 | 01 Jan 2008
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Mental Health Legislation in Malaysia, changing paradigms 104th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology | 01 Jan 2008

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Books

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Colour Box Publishing House (2015). Peuperal Psychosis. In Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Malaysian Hospitals
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Colour Box Publishing House (2014). Excellence in Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and ENT, illuminating tips for MBBS examination. 1st Edition, Book 2.
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(2012). Psychological aspects of Gynaecology, Mental Health. Gynaecology Today. First Edition.
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(2011). Psychiatry. In: 150+ Modified Essay Questions for Medical Undergraduates & House Officers.
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USM AIDS ACTION GROUP (2010). Psychiatric Morbidity among HIV patients in Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, Malaysia

Medias

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Are you living with End Stage Kidney Disease? International Medical University | 23 Feb 2023
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Media Roundtable for World Kidney Day International Medical University | 10 May 2018


Supervisions
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Gaurangkumar Dharmendrakumar Patel | Undergraduate | 01 Jul 2022 - 01 Jun 2023 Thesis: Neuropsychiatric symptoms among covid and long covid patients in SEA, a systematic review
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Siah Sheng Hong | Undergraduate | 01 Aug 2020 - 01 Jun 2021 Thesis: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AND COPING STRATEGIES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MALAYSIA
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Chua Yi Lin | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2017 Thesis: case report
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Lim Zi Xuan; Joanne Ong; Manthira Suresh; Lee Zheng Yang Brandon; Lai Lee Suan; Dr; Dheepa Ramasamy, | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2018 Thesis: Prevalence of Depression amongst Hemodialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) patients
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Hue Sin Ling | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2017 Thesis: Case Report
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Hor Jun Quan | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2016 Thesis: Case report
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Cheng Wai Chun | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2016 Thesis: Case Report
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Eunice Ann Loh | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 Thesis: Case Report
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Sheena Moorthy | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 Thesis: Case Report
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Alistair Chua Ping Loong | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 Thesis: Case report
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Teng Yi Han | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 Thesis: Case report
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Kho Khai Yein | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 Thesis: Case report
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Ng York Hang | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 Thesis: Case report
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Salha Binti Mohd Fadil | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 Thesis: Case report
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Izzah Nur’Ain Hashim | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2014 Thesis: Case Report
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Surendran Salvanayagam | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2009 - 01 Jan 2010 Thesis: Case Report
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SITI NURIAH RAFIAH BINTI IBRAHIM | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2008 - 01 Jan 2009 Thesis: Case report

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