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Depression Study
To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideations and suicide
intent amongst those patients with depressive symptoms
Drug Abuse/Dependency Study
Investigates the relationship between the severity of benzodiazepine
use/dependency and patients' pattern of use, attitudes and perceptions
Early Psychosis Study
- Insight and Neurocognition: To study the insight and neurocognitive
profile of first episode patients in an Asian context using neurocognitive
tests of attention, verbal memory and executive functioning
- Weight Gain and First-episode psychosis: To investigate the incidence
of weight gain, glucose and lipid abnormalities in first-episode psychosis
patients with antipsychotic medications
Genetic Studies
Identifies genetic differences influencing tardive dyskinesia
in cases and controls
Obessive Compulsive Disorder Study
Primary objective is to determine the prevalence of obsessive
compulsive symptoms with specific atypical antipsychotic medication
Self-mutilation Study
Identify the factors that precipitate, contribute to and maintain
self-mutilation through cross-cultural comparison
Schizophrenia Study
1. Brain Abnormalities: To determine the prevalence of psychotic prodromal
symptoms, cognitive impairment and structural brain abnormalities in first-degree
relatives of patients with schizophrenia as compared to normal controls
2. Memory and Thinking Process: To study how drugs can improve the memory
and thinking processes in patients with schizophrenia
Mental Health of Children Study
1. Mental Health Problems: To develop and validate a screening protocol,
use it to estimate the size and nature of children's mental health problems
in primary school.
2. Disruptive Behaviour Disorders: Seeks to investigate the efficacy
of the group social problem-solving skills treatment program for Singaporean
children.
SARS Study
Investigates how allied health professionals, and their families
cope with SARS and SARS related stress.
If you or someone you know who is interested in participating in the
studies mentioned, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Research Department
Institute of Mental Health & Woodbridge Hospital
Buangkok Green Medical Park
10 Buangkok View,
Singapore 539747
Tel (O): (65) 63892962
Fax: (65) 63150548
Contact Details:
Ms Elaine Pek
Assistant Manager
Email: elaine_pek@imh.com.sg
Tel: 6389 2961
Ms Janhavi Vaingankar
Clinical Research Co-ordinator
Email: janhavi_vaingankar@imh.com.sg
Tel: 6389 2794
Ms Chia Ming Ying
Research Assistant
Email: chia_ming_ying@imh.com.sg
Tel: 6389 2796
Ms Lau Ik Yung
Research Assistant
Email: ik_yung_lau@imh.com.sg
Tel:
6389 2182
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