Common Mental Health Problems
Silver Ribbon (Singapore)
Silver Ribbon (Singapore) contains many useful information on
common mental illnesses and the services of the organisation.
Agency for Integrated Care
5 Maxwell Road #10-00 Tower Block MND Complex
Singapore 069110
DepNet
www.depnet.com
Depnet is a local depression information service. The website is
sponsored by Lundbeck Institute and provides a wide range of
information and resources on depression. It has news items from the
press, a letterbox in which you can ask the expert on depression-related
topics, as well as a diary segment where people share their journey of
recovery from depression.
Statistics on Suicide
www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide_rates/en/index.html
This site has a compilation of the suicide rates of the various countries in recent years.
National Institute of Mental Health (US government)
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/index.shtml
This site gives a wealth of excellent, up-to-date information on
depression and suicide, and anxiety disorders in the form of
downloadable booklets and fact sheets.
Black Dog Institute
www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
The Black Dog Institute is an organisation based in Sydney which
provides clinical services, education and research
on bipolar disorder. The website gives information about the
disorder, including self-assessment test, and downloadable fact sheets.
Ybblue
www.ybblue.com.au
This is the site for young people set up by beyondblue: the
national depression initiative. It gives information about depression,
how to get help and how to support someone else who is depressed. There
is a bulletin board where young people can post their personal
stories. The
downloadable youth fact sheets are particularly useful.
MoodGYM
www.moodgym.anu.edu.au
This site teaches people to use ways of thinking which will help
prevent depression. It is based on cognitive behaviour therapy.
“Beyondblue” The Australian national depression initiative
www.beyondblue.org.au
The site gives questionnaires to assess depression as well as
information on the causes of depression, long term outcomes and medical
and psychological treatment. It also gives psychological self-help
methods (activity planning, stress reduction, managing sleep, being
assertive) and resources such as downloadable video, patient education
leaflets, links bulletins and research reports.
Reach Out! Central (ROC)
www.reachout.com.au
The Reach Out! website aims to teach young people the basics of
cognitive behaviour therapy. Users can choose a character and out
different ways of reacting to real-life situations.
Institute of Mental Health (Singapore)
Mobile Crisis Team Hotline
63892222
Private Psychiatrists in Singapore
Dr BL Lim Centre For Psychological Wellness
www.PsyWellness.com.sg
Dr Lim Boon Leng
Tel: 64796456
Nobel Psychological Wellness Clinic
Dr Marcus Tan
Dr Thong Jiunn Yew
6459 2630
The Centre For Psychological Wellness
Dr Nelson Lee
Tel: 67337488
