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Rawtaer Iris

Clinical Associate Professor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme

iris.rawtaer@duke-nus.edu.sg

About

Professional

Publications

Bio

Dr Iris Rawtaer graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2009 and qualified as a specialist in Psychiatry in 2015. She went on to pursue a clinical and research fellowship in geriatric psychiatry with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. She has a special interest in the various biological and psychosocial domains of ageing including dementia and geriatric depression.

Education

Master of Clinical Investigation

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Master of Medicine (Psychiatry)

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Professional Appointment(s)

Deputy Director, Research

Sengkang General Hospital, -

Visiting Faculty

Geriatric Education and Research Institute, -

Senior Consultant

SingHealth Duke-NUS Centre of Memory and Cognitive Disorders, Currently Active

Head ＆ Senior Consultant, Department of Psychiatry

Sengkang General Hospital, Currently Active

Publications

Differences between multimodal brain-age and chronological-age are linked to telomere shortening.

Neurobiology of aging – Yu Junhong; Mathi Kanchi Madhu; Rawtaer Iris; Feng Lei; Kumar Alan Prem; Kua Ee-Heok; Mahendran Rathi; (2022)

115 60-69

DOI

Predictive self-organizing neural networks for in-home detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Expert Systems with Applications – Teh SK, Rawtaer I, Tan AH (2022)

The functional and structural connectomes associated with geriatric depression and anxiety symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: Cross-syndrome overlap and generalization.

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry – Yu Junhong; Rawtaer Iris; Feng Lei; Kua Ee-Heok; Mahendran Rathi (2021)

110

DOI

Development, Validation and Field Evaluation of the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) Risk Index for Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.

The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease – Ng T P; Lee T S; Lim W S; Chong M S; Yap P; Cheong C Y; Yap K B; Rawtaer I; Liew T M; Gao Q; Gwee X; Ng M P E; Nicholas S O; Wee S L (2021)

8 (3); 335-344

DOI

Performance-based IADL evaluation of older adults with cognitive impairment within a smart home: A feasibility study.

Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) – Rawtaer Iris; Abdul Jabbar Khalid; Liu Xiao; Ying Thit Thit Htat; Giang Anh Thuy; Yap Philip Lin Kiat; Cheong Rachael Chin Yee; Tan Hwee Pink; Lee Pius; Wee Shiou Liang; Ng Tze Pin (2021)

7 (1);

DOI

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 – Yu Junhong; Rawtaer Iris; Feng Lei; Fam Johnson; Kumar Alan Prem; Kee-Mun Cheah Irwin; Honer William G; Su Wayne; Lee Yuan Kun; Tan Ene Choo; Kua Ee Heok; Mahendran Rathi (2021)

135 203-211

DOI

The individualized prediction of cognitive test scores in mild cognitive impairment using structural and functional connectivity features.

NeuroImage – Yu Junhong; Rawtaer Iris; Fam Johnson; Feng Lei; Kua Ee-Heok; Mahendran Rathi (2020)

223

DOI

Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment With In-Home Sensors to Monitor Behavior Patterns in Community-Dwelling Senior Citizens in Singapore: Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study.

Journal of medical Internet research – Rawtaer Iris; Mahendran Rathi; Kua Ee Heok; Tan Hwee Pink; Tan Hwee Xian; Lee Tih-Shih; Ng Tze Pin (2020)

22 (5);

DOI

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in an afebrile patient on second generation antipsychotics.

Asian journal of psychiatry – Chee Ashwin; Tay Kai Hong; Yap Pey Pey; Kwok Victor; Rawtaer Iris (2020)

DOI

Investigation of antihypertensive class, dementia, and cognitive decline: A meta-analysis.

Neurology – Peters Ruth; Yasar Sevil; Anderson Craig S; Andrews Shea; Antikainen Riitta; Arima Hisatomi; Beckett Nigel; Beer Joanne C; Bertens Anne Suzanne; Booth Andrew; van Boxtel Martin; Brayne Carol; Brodaty Henry; Carlson Michelle C; Chalmers John; Corrada Maria; DeKosky Steven; Derby Carol; Dixon Roger A; Forette Françoise; Ganguli Mary; van Gool Willem A; Guaita Antonio; Hever Ann M; Hogan David B; Jagger Carol; Katz Mindy; Kawas Claudia; Kehoe Patrick G; Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi Sirkka; Kenny Rose Ann; Köhler Sebastian; Kunutsor Setor K; Laukkanen Jari; Maxwell Colleen; McFall G Peggy; van Middelaar Tessa; Moll van Charante Eric P; Ng Tze-Pin; Peters Jean; Rawtaer Iris; Richard Edo; Rockwood Kenneth; Rydén Lina; Sachdev Perminder S; Skoog Ingmar; Skoog Johan; Staessen Jan A; Stephan Blossom C M; Sebert Sylvain; Thijs Lutgarde; Trompet Stella; Tully Phillip J; Tzourio Christophe; Vaccaro Roberta; Vaaramo Eeva; Walsh Erin; Warwick Jane; Anstey Kaarin J (2020)

94 (3); e267-e281

DOI

Objective Sleep Quality as a Predictor of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Seniors Living Alone.

IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) – Chen B, Tan HP, Rawtaer I, Tan HX (2019)

1619-1624

Diffusion tensor imaging of neurocognitive profiles in a community cohort living in marginal housing.

Brain and behavior – Gicas Kristina M; Cheng Alex; Rawtaer Iris; Willi Taylor S; Panenka William J; Lang Donna J; Smith Geoff N; Vila-Rodriguez Fidel; Leonova Olga; Giesbrecht Chantelle J; Jones Andrea A; Barr Alasdair M; Procyshyn Ric M; Buchanan Tari; MacEwan G William; Su Wayne; Vertinsky Alexandra T; Rauscher Alexander; O'Rourke Norm; Loken Thornton Wendy; Thornton Allen E; Honer William G (2019)

9 (3);

DOI

Dataset on gene expression in the elderly after Mindfulness Awareness Practice or Health Education Program.

Data in brief – Lim Hwee-Woon; Saw Woei-Yuh; Feng Lei; Lee Yuan-Kun; Mahendran Ratha; Cheah Irwin Kee-Mun; Rawtaer Iris; Kumar Alan Prem; Kua Ee-Heok; Mahendran Rathi; Tan Ene-Choo (2018)

18 902-912

DOI

Co-occurring frontal variant Alzheimer's dementia and carrier of Huntington's disease allele with reduced penetrance.

Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society – Rawtaer Iris; Krishnamoorthy Ashok (2017)

17 (6); 488-490

DOI

Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors and Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Community Dwelling Elderly: Findings from the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study.

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD – Rawtaer Iris; Gao Qi; Nyunt Ma Shwe Zin; Feng Lei; Chong Mei Sian; Lim Wee Shiong; Lee Tih-Shih; Yap Philip; Yap Keng Bee; Ng Tze Pin (2017)

57 (2); 603-611

DOI

Art therapy and music reminiscence activity in the prevention of cognitive decline: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Trials – Mahendran Rathi; Rawtaer Iris; Fam Johnson; Wong Jonathan; Kumar Alan Prem; Gandhi Mihir; Jing Kenny Xu; Feng Lei; Kua Ee Heok (2017)

18 (1);

DOI

Traumatic Brain Injury in a Community-Based Cohort of Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Individuals.

Journal of neurotrauma – Schmitt Toby; Thornton Allen E; Rawtaer Iris; Barr Alasdair M; Gicas Kristina M; Lang Donna J; Vertinsky A Talia; Rauscher Alexander; Procyshyn Ric M; Buchanan Tari; Cheng Alex; MacKay Sarah; Leonova Olga; Langheimer Verena; Field Thalia S; Heran Manraj K; Vila-Rodriguez Fidel; O'Connor Tiffany A; MacEwan G William; Honer William G; Panenka William J (2017)

34 (23); 3301-3310

DOI

A nonpharmacological approach to improve sleep quality in older adults.

Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists – Rawtaer Iris; Mahendran Rathi; Chan Hui Yu; Lei Feng; Kua Ee Heok (2018)

10 (2);

DOI

A Risk Score for the Prediction of Neurocognitive Disorders among Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults.

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders – Rawtaer Iris; Feng Lei; Yuen Vanessa Hew Kuan; Li Jialiang; Chong Mei Sian; Lim Wee Shiong; Lee Tih-Shih; Qiu Chengxuan; Feng Liang; Kua Ee Heok; Ng Tze Pin (2016)

41 (5-6); 348-58

DOI

Psychosocial interventions with art, music, Tai Chi and mindfulness for subsyndromal depression and anxiety in older adults: A naturalistic study in Singapore.

Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists – Rawtaer Iris; Mahendran Rathi; Yu Junhong; Fam Johnson; Feng Lei; Kua Ee Heok (2015)

7 (3); 240-50

DOI

Directory

Bio

Education

Master of Clinical Investigation

Master of Medicine (Psychiatry)

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Professional Appointment(s)

Deputy Director, Research

Visiting Faculty

Senior Consultant

Head ＆ Senior Consultant, Department of Psychiatry

Publications

Differences between multimodal brain-age and chronological-age are linked to telomere shortening.

Predictive self-organizing neural networks for in-home detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment.

The functional and structural connectomes associated with geriatric depression and anxiety symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: Cross-syndrome overlap and generalization.

Development, Validation and Field Evaluation of the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) Risk Index for Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.

Performance-based IADL evaluation of older adults with cognitive impairment within a smart home: A feasibility study.

Mindfulness intervention for mild cognitive impairment led to attention-related improvements and neuroplastic changes: Results from a 9-month randomized control trial.

The individualized prediction of cognitive test scores in mild cognitive impairment using structural and functional connectivity features.

Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment With In-Home Sensors to Monitor Behavior Patterns in Community-Dwelling Senior Citizens in Singapore: Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study.

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in an afebrile patient on second generation antipsychotics.

Investigation of antihypertensive class, dementia, and cognitive decline: A meta-analysis.

Objective Sleep Quality as a Predictor of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Seniors Living Alone.

Diffusion tensor imaging of neurocognitive profiles in a community cohort living in marginal housing.

Dataset on gene expression in the elderly after Mindfulness Awareness Practice or Health Education Program.

Co-occurring frontal variant Alzheimer's dementia and carrier of Huntington's disease allele with reduced penetrance.

Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors and Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Community Dwelling Elderly: Findings from the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study.

Art therapy and music reminiscence activity in the prevention of cognitive decline: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Traumatic Brain Injury in a Community-Based Cohort of Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Individuals.

A nonpharmacological approach to improve sleep quality in older adults.

A Risk Score for the Prediction of Neurocognitive Disorders among Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults.

Psychosocial interventions with art, music, Tai Chi and mindfulness for subsyndromal depression and anxiety in older adults: A naturalistic study in Singapore.

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