Mental Health Singapore
Make sense of the symptoms. Know where and when to get help. Find out how to support someone you love who is going through it.
If you need support now
Start with what is actually happening
Work that will not let up. A child who has stopped sleeping before exams. Money that runs out before the month does. Most people arrive here because of a situation rather than a diagnosis, and that is a sensible place to begin.
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Burnout
What burnout is, what the World Health Organization actually classifies it as, how it is distinguished from depression, and why the distinction…
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Money worry
Financial strain and mental health feed each other. What help exists in Singapore for the money side, what exists for the rest,…
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School and exam pressure
What support actually exists inside Singapore schools, where to go outside them, what changed when streaming ended, and what a parent can…
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Sleep
Sleep is both a symptom and a driver of poor mental health. Where insomnia is assessed and treated in Singapore, what cognitive…
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Stress at work
What Singapore employers are and are not obliged to do, what you can formally ask for, how an employee assistance programme actually…
Understand what you are dealing with
If something already has a name, or you want to know whether one fits. One page per condition: what it is, how it shows up, where it is assessed and treated in Singapore, and what it asks of the people around it.
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Addiction and gambling
Substance and behavioural addictions in Singapore: what they are, where treatment is provided, and what families can do about money, boundaries and exclusion.
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Anxiety disorders
What anxiety disorders are, how they present, where they are assessed and treated in Singapore, and what families need to know.
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Dementia and later-life mental health
Dementia and mental health in older adults in Singapore, and the caregiver support system that is more developed here than in any other area.
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Depression and bipolar disorder
How depression and bipolar disorder present, how they differ, where they are treated in Singapore, and what families should watch for.
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Eating disorders
What eating disorders are, why they are serious, where treatment happens in Singapore, and how families can help without making it worse.
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Grief and prolonged grief
What grief does to a person, how long it usually takes, the point at which it becomes a diagnosable condition, and where bereaved people…
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Neurodevelopmental conditions
ADHD and autism in Singapore: what they are, how assessment works through public and private routes, and what support exists for families.
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Obsessive-compulsive and related conditions
What OCD actually is, how it differs from being particular or tidy, how it is treated, and why family accommodation makes it worse.
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Psychosis and schizophrenia
What psychosis is, why early treatment matters, how Singapore’s early intervention programme works, and what families face.
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Trauma and stress-related conditions
What trauma-related conditions are, how they present in the weeks and months after an event, and where trauma-informed care is available in Singapore.
If you are the one supporting someone
Most support in Singapore is built around the person who is unwell. Courses, support groups and helplines for the people holding things together around them exist too, and much of it is free.
Latest articles
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Sleep and mental health: symptom, cause, or both
Poor sleep is one of the earliest signs of a mental health problem and one of the things that keeps it going. Why treating it separately…
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Where to get CBT for insomnia in Singapore
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia is the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia, it is not sleep hygiene advice, and it is available in Singapore public hospitals.…
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What money worry does to mental health
Financial strain is not simply a cause of stress. It produces a specific set of effects, and in Singapore the systems that treat each half of…
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Where to get help when money is what is keeping you awake
ComCare, Social Service Offices, Family Service Centres and Credit Counselling Singapore, what each actually does, and which door to use first.
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Burnout or depression: how the two are told apart
They overlap, they can occur together, and burnout can precede a depressive episode. Three questions clinicians use to separate them, and why getting it right changes…
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Burnout is not a diagnosis, and that changes what you should do
The World Health Organization classifies burnout as an occupational phenomenon, explicitly not a medical condition. The precise wording has practical consequences for medical leave, insurance, and…
Policy and scheme tracker
We track Singapore mental health policies, schemes and services, and record the date each was last checked against the responsible agency. See the tracker.