Tracking the mental health of a nation : prevalence and correlates of mental disorders in the second Singapore mental health study

• Main Authors: Subramaniam, Mythily, Abdin, Edimanysah, Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Saleha Binte Shafie, Chua, Boon Yiang, Sambasivam, Rajeswari, Zhang, Yun Jue, Shahwan, Shazana, Chang, Sherilyn Hui, Chua, Hong Choon, Verma, Swapna Kamal, James, Lyn, Kwok, Kianwoon, Heng, Derrick M. K., Chong, Siow Ann
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Composite International Diagnostic Interview; Multi-ethnic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145294
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Aims: The second Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS) – a nationwide, cross-sectional, epidemiological survey - was initiated in 2016 with the intent of tracking the state of mental health of the general population in Singapore. The study employed the same methodology as the first survey initiated i...