Institute of Mental Health

Community Dwelling Cancer Survivors' Perception and Readiness for Advance Care Planning: An Interpretive Description Qualitative Study

ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to explore perceptions and readiness to engage in advance care planning (ACP) among community‐dwelling cancer survivors. Design An interpretive description qualitative study with reflexive thematic analysis. Methods Cancer survivors who had completed...

Association of Pre-ECT Anxiety Symptoms With Electroconvulsive Therapy Treatment Efficacy in Schizophrenia

OBJECTIVES: Pre-ECT anxiety symptoms are common among patients undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). In this retrospective observational cohort study, we aim to explore the association between pre-ECT anxiety symptoms and ECT treatment outcomes in patients with schizophreni...

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...