
Announcement & News

20 May 2026
Biomarkers Predicting Psychosis Identified
The study by IMH and LKCMedicine revealed the potential of integrating biological markers into current clinical assessment framework.

08 May 2026
Examining Mental Health and Eating Disorders
The third Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS) will also capture the mental health experiences of younger teens during critical developmental periods.

09 December 2025
Brain Networks and Psychosis Development
NUS Medicine and IMH found that individuals at high risk for psychosis had less efficiently organised brain networks than healthy individuals.

17 September 2025
Suicide Often Preceded by Warning Signs
The Seeking Answers: A Psychological Autopsy of Exploring and Analysing Risk Factors (SPEARS) study identified key factors associated with suicides.

20 May 2025
Study Tracking the Trajectory of Depression
The Preventing Depression: Investigation in Cohorts of its etiology and Trajectory (PREDICT) study will also shed light on subsyndromal depression.

16 January 2025
Immune System Changes Linked to Schizophrenia
IMH and A*STAR found that changes in immune cell populations correlated with the treatment resistance of a person with schizophrenia.

22 November 2024
Building Resilience And interVEntion (BRAVE)
This study will establish the prevalence of mental health and neuro-developmental conditions in children and adolescents.

19 November 2024
Increased Mental Health Literacy in Singapore
The second Mind Matters study also showed a reduction in stigma towards people with mental health conditions.

19 September 2024
Excessive Social Media Use and Mental Health
The NYMHS found that youths who used social media excessively were more likely to have had severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.

28 August 2024
Decreased Prevalence of Dementia
The WiSE study saw a decrease in prevalence of dementia among older adults in Singapore and an improvement in treatment gap over the past decade.

16 July 2024
Cost of Adverse Childhood Experiences
A study by IMH and KKH found that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) cost the economy an estimated S$1.18 billion per year.

12 April 2024
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression
IMH and NUS Medicine has embarked on two clinical pilots studying the efficacy of personalised TMS in treating treatment-resistant depression.

22 March 2023
Stories About Life After Psychosis
Read the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Paper of the Year 2022 awarded to our researchers.

27 September 2022
National Youth Mental Health Study (NYMHS)
This is IMH's first comprehensive nationwide study to assess the state of mental health among youths in Singapore.

14 July 2022
Tracking Changing Beliefs About Mental Disorders
The second nationwide Mind Matters study will expand its scope to include the measure of social inclusivity.

07 April 2022
Genes Linked to Schizophrenia Risk
The identification of two genes by IMH and A*STAR associated with the risk of schizophrenia signals potential for novel treatment.

04 October 2021
Incremental Cost of Mental Disorders
For the first time, Singapore has established the economic burden – or societal cost – of six common mental disorders.

10 September 2021
Suicidal Ideation Among Adults
The second Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS) found that 1 in 13 adults in Singapore had considered suicide at some point in their lives.

21 May 2021
Lifetime Prevalence of Schizophrenia
The Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS) found that 1 in 43 people in Singapore had a diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychotic disorders in their lifetime.

20 April 2021
Older Adults More Informed About Diabetes
The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) study showed that a majority of Singapore residents correctly identified the disease.

27 November 2019
Brain Bank Singapore (BBS)⠀⠀⠀
The Brain Bank Singapore provides post-mortem brain and spinal cord tissues for vital research into disorders affecting the human brain.

30 May 2017
Mental and Physical Health on Wellness
IMH and Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) will conduct this first of its kind nationwide study.

12 October 2016
Nationwide Study to Gauge Mental Health of Adults
The Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS) 2016 will include psychiatric problems not studied in the first survey in 2010.

06 October 2015
Most Recognisable Common Mental Disorders
The Mind Matters study found that dementia, alcohol abuse, and depression are the most recognisable among common mental disorders.

25 March 2015
Study Establishes Prevalence of Dementia
The Well-being of the Singapore Elderly (WiSE) study found that the prevalence of dementia was 10% in the elderly population.

