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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | xiii | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Foreword | xi | ||
| Development of Services | 1 | ||
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 1 | ||
| Children and Psychiatry | 1 | ||
| Child Psychiatry in Singapore | 2 | ||
| Research and Education | 5 | ||
| Specialised Services | 7 | ||
| Development of Child Mental Health Services | 8 | ||
| References | 9 | ||
| Early Psychosis Intervention Programme | 11 | ||
| Psychosis and the Need for Early Intervention | 11 | ||
| Duration of Untreated Psychosis | 12 | ||
| Development of a New System of Care | 13 | ||
| Public Education | 14 | ||
| Networking with Primary Healthcare Providers | 15 | ||
| Clinical Services | 17 | ||
| Moving Towards Indicated Prevention | 18 | ||
| Peer Support Movement in EPIP | 20 | ||
| Recognition of the Work | 20 | ||
| New Initiatives Moving Forward | 23 | ||
| EPIP Inpatient Centre | 24 | ||
| References | 26 | ||
| Addiction Medicine | 29 | ||
| Alcohol, Addiction and Mental Health | 29 | ||
| Other Addictions | 30 | ||
| Alcohol Treatment Centre at the\rNew Woodbridge Hospital | 31 | ||
| Community Addictions Management Programme (CAMP) | 32 | ||
| CAMP and the Buprenorphine Years | 36 | ||
| Treatment for Special Populations and Helpline | 37 | ||
| Other Community-Based Services | 38 | ||
| Inpatient Programme | 39 | ||
| The Transformation of CAMP to NAMS | 40 | ||
| NAMS and Problem Gambling | 41 | ||
| Specialist Outpatient Clinic C | 42 | ||
| Development of New Clinical Services | 42 | ||
| Research in Addictions | 45 | ||
| The Future | 47 | ||
| References | 49 | ||
| Geriatric Psychiatry | 51 | ||
| Development of Services for the Elderly | 51 | ||
| Aged Psychiatry Community and Treatment Service (APCATS) | 52 | ||
| Dementia-Friendly Ward and Memory Clinic | 53 | ||
| References | 54 | ||
| Community Psychiatry | 55 | ||
| Mental Health Services in the Community | 55 | ||
| Community Psychiatric Services in Singapore | 57 | ||
| Community Clinics | 58 | ||
| Community Psychiatric Nursing (CPN) Service | 59 | ||
| Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) | 60 | ||
| Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) | 61 | ||
| Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) | 63 | ||
| Mental Health Helpline | 67 | ||
| Community Psychiatry of the Future | 68 | ||
| References | 69 | ||
| Military Psychiatry | 71 | ||
| Psychiatrists in the Military | 71 | ||
| The Early Years | 72 | ||
| Evolving Needs in Operations | 72 | ||
| Increasing Capacity | 74 | ||
| Part of the National Mental Health System | 77 | ||
| Reference | 79 | ||
| Forensic Psychiatry | 81 | ||
| Introduction | 81 | ||
| Forensic Subspecialisation | 82 | ||
| Adult Psychiatry Services in IMH | 82 | ||
| Forensic evaluation work | 83 | ||
| Work with the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) | 83 | ||
| Reintegration of ex-offenders with mental illness into the community | 84 | ||
| Community-based sentencing option — the Mandatory Treatment Order programme | 85 | ||
| Recent developments | 85 | ||
| Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Services in IMH | 87 | ||
| Conclusions and Future Plans | 90 | ||
| References | 92 | ||
| Suicide in Singapore | 93 | ||
| Introduction | 93 | ||
| Suicide Rates | 94 | ||
| Singapore’s Suicide Rate | 95 | ||
| Ethnic Differences | 97 | ||
| Elderly Suicide Rates | 97 | ||
| Gender Differences | 99 | ||
| Protective Factors | 99 | ||
| Risk Factors | 100 | ||
| Life Events | 101 | ||
| Mental-related factors | 103 | ||
| Mental illness | 104 | ||
| Physical illness | 106 | ||
| Identifying Suicidality | 106 | ||
| Methods of Suicide | 111 | ||
| The Role of the Media | 113 | ||
| Conclusion | 114 | ||
| References | 115 | ||
| Mental Health Professions | 119 | ||
| Psychotherapy Movement | 119 | ||
| Introduction | 119 | ||
| Universal Historical Development | 120 | ||
| The Development of Therapies in Singapore | 121 | ||
| The New Millennium — Back to the Beginning | 124 | ||
| The 2010’s and Beyond — Facing the Future | 126 | ||
| Giving Back | 128 | ||
| References | 130 | ||
| The Development of Psychiatric Nursing | 133 | ||
| The Pioneering Years | 133 | ||
| Beginning of a New Era | 134 | ||
| Psychiatric Nursing in the New Millennium | 139 | ||
| Patient Safety and Quality Improvement | 141 | ||
| Advanced Practice Nursing | 142 | ||
| Mental Health Nursing Education | 143 | ||
| Centre for Mental Health Education | 144 | ||
| JBI — IMH Affiliate Centre for Mental Health Care | 145 | ||
| American Nurses Credentialing Centre Accreditation\rwith Distinction | 145 | ||
| National Resuscitation Council Accreditation | 146 | ||
| Management of Aggression and Violence Training | 146 | ||
| Nursing Research and Evidence Based | 147 | ||
| Community Psychiatric Nursing Services | 149 | ||
| Nursing Projects | 150 | ||
| Awards | 151 | ||
| Conclusion | 152 | ||
| Acknowledgement | 153 | ||
| Reference | 153 | ||
| Allied Health Professionals in Psychiatry Care | 155 | ||
| Psychiatric Social Work in Singapore | 155 | ||
| How the Past Has Shaped the Future | 155 | ||
| A New Era | 157 | ||
| A Renewed Focus: Towards Advanced Practice in Psychiatric\rSocial Work | 159 | ||
| Conclusion | 163 | ||
| References | 163 | ||
| The Growth and Development of the Psychological Services in IMH | 165 | ||
| Early Years | 165 | ||
| 1993–2000 | 166 | ||
| 2000–Present | 167 | ||
| Clinical Units and Services | 168 | ||
| Intervention Programmes and Interest Groups | 178 | ||
| Training and Supervision | 183 | ||
| Mental Health Education Initiatives | 185 | ||
| Future Direction of the Psychological Services at IMH | 187 | ||
| References | 188 | ||
| Psychological Services in Other Hospitals | 189 | ||
| Introduction | 189 | ||
| Tan Tock Seng Hospital | 189 | ||
| National University Hospital | 191 | ||
| Singapore General Hospital | 194 | ||
| Changi General Hospital | 196 | ||
| Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | 199 | ||
| KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 200 | ||
| Acknowledgemen | 204 | ||
| Occupational Therapists | 205 | ||
| Moving into New Premises | 205 | ||
| Rehabilitation in Occupational Therapy Workshops | 206 | ||
| Activities and Events | 207 | ||
| Vocational Rehabilitation in the 1990s | 211 | ||
| Developing Vocational Rehabilitation in Mental\rHealth (2003–2013) | 212 | ||
| Rehabilitating Patients with Psychiatric Disorders | 218 | ||
| Specialised Occupational Therapy Services | 222 | ||
| OT Services in Restructured Hospitals | 227 | ||
| OT Services in Voluntary Welfare Organisations | 228 | ||
| Conclusion | 230 | ||
| References | 230 | ||
| Case Managers | 231 | ||
| Introduction | 231 | ||
| Definition of Case Management, the Model We Use\rand What Do We Do | 232 | ||
| Training | 233 | ||
| What We Have Achieved | 235 | ||
| Awards | 237 | ||
| How Do Our Patients View Our Services? | 240 | ||
| What Our Team Members Think of the Case\rManagers | 242 | ||
| Case Managers at Work | 243 | ||
| Conclusion | 244 | ||
| References | 244 | ||
| Psychiatric Services in General Hospitals | 245 | ||
| Changi General Hospital: From Service to Department | 245 | ||
| About Changi General Hospital | 245 | ||
| Facilities | 245 | ||
| Staffing | 246 | ||
| Range of Services | 246 | ||
| Teaching, Training and Research | 247 | ||
| The Future | 248 | ||
| National University Hospital System: The Journey of Academic Psychiatry in a University Hospital | 249 | ||
| Founding of the Department (1979–1994) | 249 | ||
| Education and Training | 251 | ||
| Research | 252 | ||
| Development of Clinical Services (1995–2016) | 255 | ||
| Specialised Clinical Services | 256 | ||
| Improving Clinical Services and Teaching at Ward 33 | 256 | ||
| Compassion for our Patients | 257 | ||
| Integrated Care in the Community | 257 | ||
| Further Development of Research, Training and Education | 261 | ||
| Nurturing the Next Generation | 261 | ||
| The Way Forward | 261 | ||
| Acknowledgement | 262 | ||
| References | 262 | ||
| Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | 263 | ||
| Pioneering Care in the North | 263 | ||
| Community Programmes | 263 | ||
| Manpower Resources | 265 | ||
| Conclusions | 265 | ||
| Jurong Health Services: Psychiatry for the West | 267 | ||
| The Birth of Psychiatry in Singapore General Hospital | 271 | ||
| Conclusion | 278 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 278 | ||
| References | 279 | ||
| A Brief History of the Department of Psychological Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital | 283 | ||
| In the Beginning | 283 | ||
| Developing Services | 285 | ||
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | 287 | ||
| Mental Health Blueprint and Other Programmes | 289 | ||
| The Next Lap | 290 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 292 | ||
| References | 292 | ||
| Psychiatry Services at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 293 | ||
| Introduction of Psychiatry to KKH | 293 | ||
| KKH Mental Wellness Service (2006-2012) | 294 | ||
| Mental Wellness Service — Pop or Real? | 295 | ||
| Becoming Department of Psychological Medicine, KKH | 299 | ||
| Conclusion | 302 | ||
| References | 302 | ||
| Education in Mental Health | 303 | ||
| Training for Undergraduates | 303 | ||
| The Experiences at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National\rUniversity of Singapore: 1990–2015 | 303 | ||
| Education Direction for the Future | 304 | ||
| Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme | 310 | ||
| Conclusion | 315 | ||
| Academic Psychiatry | 317 | ||
| Introduction | 317 | ||
| Psychiatry Education | 317 | ||
| Research | 319 | ||
| Clinical Service | 320 | ||
| The Growth of Academic Psychiatry | 320 | ||
| The Future | 321 | ||
| References | 323 | ||
| Psychiatry Specialist Training | 325 | ||
| Introduction | 325 | ||
| Seamless Training | 326 | ||
| Residency Training | 326 | ||
| Evolving Specialist Training | 329 | ||
| References | 329 | ||
| Mental Health Research | 331 | ||
| Definition of Research | 331 | ||
| Development of Research in IMH | 331 | ||
| Cognition and Biomarkers | 333 | ||
| Mental Health Policy | 333 | ||
| Addictions | 334 | ||
| Children and Adolescents | 335 | ||
| Ethics | 336 | ||
| Notable Achievements | 336 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 338 | ||
| Mental Health of the Nation | 339 | ||
| Developing a National Mental Health Blueprint | 339 | ||
| Strategic Initiatives | 343 | ||
| Focus Area 1: Primary Prevention and Health Promotion | 344 | ||
| Focus Area 2: Provision and Coordination of Services | 345 | ||
| Focus Area 3: Mental Health Professionals | 347 | ||
| Focus Area 4: Monitoring | 348 | ||
| Focus Area 5: Research | 348 | ||
| Cost of Initiatives | 349 | ||
| Indicators and Targets Used | 349 | ||
| Conclusions | 350 | ||
| Moving Ahead | 351 | ||
| References | 352 | ||
| Samaritans of Singapore | 353 | ||
| Introduction | 353 | ||
| History | 353 | ||
| Key Milestones | 354 | ||
| 24-Hour Hotline Service | 355 | ||
| Email Befriending | 357 | ||
| Specialist Counselling | 357 | ||
| Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) | 357 | ||
| Healing Bridge | 358 | ||
| Crisis Support | 358 | ||
| Referral and Case Consultations | 359 | ||
| Professional Training | 359 | ||
| Community Awareness and Outreach | 360 | ||
| Conclusion | 360 | ||
| References | 361 | ||
| The Development of Mental Health Services by VWOs | 363 | ||
| Moving from Custodial Care to Community Support Care | 363 | ||
| Community Support Care | 365 | ||
| Paradigm Shift to Community Therapeutic Care | 369 | ||
| Caregiver’ Mental Well-Being is Equally Important\ras the Clients’ | 372 | ||
| Destigmatisation | 374 | ||
| Not Forgetting Development of Support for Dementia Clients\rand Caregivers | 375 | ||
| National Mental Health Blueprint | 377 | ||
| Community Mental Health Masterplan Towards a\rCommunity-Based Population Health Approach | 378 | ||
| With HEART, We Can Achieve ‘‘Integrated Community Living,\rAgeing in Place’ | 383 | ||
| References | 384 |