Institute of Mental Health

Risk of new‐incident mental health diagnoses following SARS ‐ CoV ‐2 infection amongst children and young adults in Singapore: a retrospective cohort study

Background Mental‐health‐disorders in children/young adults increased post‐pandemic; however, the absence of linkage to COVID‐19 registries made direct attribution of psychological sequelae to acute infection challenging. Methods Healthcare‐claims databases in Singapore were util...

Preventing Serious Reportable and Sentinel Events Within Psychiatric Inpatient Settings—A Scoping Review

Serious reportable and sentinel events are preventable events that cause death or serious injuries to patients. Such events within the field of psychiatry include abscondment, inpatient suicide, unexpected deaths, sexual assaults, and serious physical assaults. This review aimed...