title: Child and adolescent psychiatry services in Singapore.
abstract: Singapore is a small young city state with a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural population. This article reviews the development of the country's child and adolescent psychiatry services through the years, in the background of other developments within the country's education, social and legal services. Research and other available data on the prevalence of psychiatric problems among children and adolescents in Singapore are summarized, although there has been no nation-wide epidemiological study done. One of the most recent developments has been the establishment of a community mental health service, which works collaboratively with schools and community partners. Some challenges are also discussed especially in the area of child and adolescent psychiatry training. Possible future directions include providing mental heath care for preschool children as well as epidemiological studies to identify disease prevalence and mental health needs among children and adolescents in Singapore.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, 539747 Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Choon Guan
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, 539747 Singapore, Singapore ; Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Say How
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, 539747 Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chee Hon
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, 539747 Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Daniel Shuen Sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Fung
keywords: Adolescent psychiatry; Child mental health; Child psychiatry; Education; Singapore