• Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture (TCM Acupuncture), Singapore TCM College, 2013
• Phd Psychopharmacology, Peking University Health Science Center, 2004
• Master in Psychiatry, Capital University of Medical Sciences, 1996
• Bachelor of Medicine, Beijing Medical College, 1983

Dr Guo Song is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with extensive clinical, academic and leadership experience in adult psychiatry and addiction medicine. He has practised psychiatry for over four decades across Beijing, China and Singapore, and has experience working within different cultural and healthcare settings. He provides consultations in both English and Mandarin, with sensitivity to cultural factors that may influence symptom expression, help-seeking behaviour and family dynamics.

His clinical work encompasses the assessment and management of a wide range of adult psychiatric conditions, including mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, stress-related conditions, sleep disturbances and other general psychiatric presentations. He adopts a structured and comprehensive approach to assessment, with attention to the interaction between biological, psychological and social factors in the development and course of illness.

A significant component of his practice involves the treatment of substance use disorders, including alcohol, sedative-hypnotics, opioids, stimulants and other substances, as well as behavioural addictions such as gambling and gaming. He has experience in managing complex or recurrent cases, including individuals with longstanding dependence, repeated relapse or co-occurring psychiatric conditions. His approach emphasises integrated care, addressing both addictive behaviours and associated mental health conditions within a coherent treatment framework.

Dr Guo places particular emphasis on relapse prevention and long-term recovery planning. This includes the identification of individual vulnerability factors and triggers, the development of coping strategies, and the establishment of sustainable behavioural and lifestyle changes over time. Where clinically appropriate, he may provide community-based or outpatient detoxification to support recovery while maintaining continuity within the patient’s usual living environment.

In pharmacological management, Dr Guo provides medication optimisation and deprescribing consultations. His doctoral training in psychopharmacology informs a careful and evidence-based approach to the use of psychiatric medications, including antidepressants, benzodiazepines, antipsychotics and related agents. He has particular experience in the individualised tapering of medications, with structured planning and close monitoring of withdrawal symptoms, as well as differentiation between withdrawal phenomena and relapse.

In selected cases, acupuncture may be incorporated as an adjunctive intervention within an overall evidence-based treatment framework, with the aim of supporting symptom management and general regulation.

Dr Guo’s clinical practice is guided by principles of collaborative decision-making, clinical prudence and cultural sensitivity. Treatment plans are developed in partnership with patients, taking into account their clinical presentation, personal values, family context and long-term goals, with the aim of achieving a stable and sustainable recovery.

郭松医生为资深精神科专科医生，在成人精神科及成瘾医学领域具备丰富的临床、教学及服务发展经验。他曾在中国北京及新加坡从事精神科临床工作逾四十年，长期服务于不同文化与医疗体系背景下的患者。郭医生提供英语及普通话双语诊疗，并重视文化因素在症状表达、求助方式及家庭互动中的影响。其临床工作涵盖各类成人常见精神障碍的评估与治疗，包括情绪障碍（如抑郁、焦虑）、压力相关问题、睡眠障碍及其他一般精神科状况。在评估过程中，他强调系统性与整体性，综合考虑生物、心理及社会因素对疾病发生与发展的影响。

在成瘾医学方面，郭医生从事各类物质使用障碍的临床管理，包括酒精、镇静催眠药、阿片类、兴奋剂及其他相关物质，同时亦处理赌博、网络游戏等行为成瘾问题。对于复杂或反复发作的个案，包括长期依赖、反复戒断失败及合并其他精神科疾病者，具有相应的临床经验。其治疗模式强调整合性处理，在同一框架下兼顾成瘾行为与相关精神健康问题。

在治疗策略上，郭医生重视复发预防及长期病程管理，通过识别个体化的易感因素与诱发情境，协助患者建立相应的应对策略，并逐步形成可持续的行为与生活方式调整。在合适情况下，可提供门诊或社区层面的戒断治疗，以在维持日常生活环境连续性的前提下支持康复过程。
在药物治疗方面，郭医生提供精神科药物优化及减药的相关评估与建议。其精神药理学博士阶段的训练，为临床用药提供了系统性的理论基础，使其在抗抑郁药、苯二氮平类、抗精神病药等药物的使用与调整中，采取审慎且循证的策略。对于药物剂量的调整，强调个别化方案制定及过程中的密切监测，并注意区分戒断反应与疾病复发。

在部分个案中，可在整体循证治疗框架下，将针灸作为辅助性干预方式纳入个别化治疗方案，以支持症状调适及整体状态的稳定。
郭医生的临床实践以合作决策为基础，强调在充分沟通的前提下，与患者共同制定治疗方向。治疗方案将结合患者的临床表现、个人价值观、家庭背景及长期目标，力求在现实可行的基础上实现相对稳定与持续的改善。

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• Executive Functioning in Asian Pathological Gamblers
• Treatment outcome and its predictors among Asian problem drinkers
• ADHD Symptoms in Pathological and Problem Gamblers in Singapore
• Concomitant Use of Drugs and its Implications Among Drug Users in Singapore
• Seroprevalence of hepatitis C in intravenous opioid users presenting in the early phase of injecting drug use in Singapore
• Socio-demographic Profile and Help-seeking Behaviour of Drug Abusers in Singapore