The content of this website is meant solely for educational purposes and not meant to substitute any advice provided by medical professionals. If you suspect that you are facing mental-health related problems, you are strongly encouraged to seek professional help.

While the Institute of Mental Health endeavours to keep the information up to date and correct, it makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the content or the information or related graphics (collectively ‘information’) contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on the website and such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Except as otherwise provided, the information must not be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise distributed in any way, without the prior written permission of the Institute of Mental Health . Modification of any of the information or use of the information for any other purpose will be a violation of the Institute of Mental Health ’s copyright and other intellectual property rights. Graphics and images on the website are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without the written permission of their respective copyright owners and the Institute of Mental Health .

This website contains links to third-party websites, whose content are maintained by external entities and the Institute of Mental Health is not the main content provider. Hence, the Institute of Mental Health does not have control over the content of these external websites. The Institute of Mental Health shall also not be responsible for any action or decision taken in reliance on the information provided by the websites. For avoidance of doubt, the inclusion of any links does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within those third-party websites.

Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Institute of Mental Health. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Institute of Mental Health, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

We take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information, but the Institute of Mental Health will not be liable for disclosures of your personal information due to unauthorised acts of third parties.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, the Institute of Mental Health does not warrant that the information or any functions associated with the website will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected or that the website and the website server are and will be free of all viruses and / or other harmful elements. T he Institute of Mental Health takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

In no event the Institute of Mental Health will be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website or as a result of reliance on the information on this website.

The Institute of Mental Health reserves the right to update or modify the website from time to time. The Institute of Mental Health further reserves all rights to deny or restrict access to the website or any parts(s) thereof to any particular person (whether such person is a subscriber or otherwise), or to block access from a particular Internet address to the website, at any time, for any reason whatsoever and without ascribing any reasons whatsoever.​

Information found on this website should not be quoted or reproduced in any form without the permission of the Institute of Mental Health. Should there be interest in including the link of this website to an external website for the purpose of providing mental health information, permission must be sought from the Institute of Mental Health. For enquiries, please contact IMH Corporate Communications at 6389 2000 or email enquiry@imh.com.sg.