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Present Appointment: • Senior Consultant, Institute of Mental Health • Adjunct Associate Professor, National University Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Research Areas: • Clinical characterization of major psychiatric disorders • Neural basis of major psychiatric disorders • Medical Education Teaching Areas: • Undergraduate and postgraduate Awards/Honours (Post-PhD): • Singapore Clinician-Investigator Award (Gold), Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress, 2011 • NHG Education Leader Award, 2014 Career History: • Institute of Mental Health since 1997 Administrative Leadership: • Program Director, National Psychiatry Residency Program Professional/Consulting Activities: • Clinical consultations at Institute of Mental Health Major Publications: 1. Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci. Nature. 2014 Jul; 511(7510):421-7. 2. Ho NF, Iglesias JE, Sum MY, Kuswanto CN, Sitoh YY, De Souza J, Hong Z Fischl B, Roffman JL, Zhou J Sim K, Holt DJ. Progression from selective to general involvement of hippocampal subfields in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry. 2017 Jan; 22(1):142-152. 3. Sun Y, Dai Z, Li J, Collinson SL, Sim K. Modular-level alterations of structure-function coupling in schizophrenia connectome. Human Brain Mapping. 2017 Apr; 38(4):2008-2025.

Since 1999, Apex Harmony Lodge (AHL) has been, and still is, a home away from home for our residents with dementia. We have stayed true to the core belief that each PWD is a gift to us, and deserves to enjoy a positive quality of life. What initially began as a purpose-built home for persons with dementia is now a community committed to empowering lives affected by dementia. We strive to reframe dementia as a unique phase of life worth celebrating, building a visionary ecosystem in which PWD can thrive through reabling of PWD and working with caregivers to master caregiving. At the Lodge, this means creating a resort-like experience for residents at all stages of dementia. Able seniors experience an assisted vacationing lifestyle, while residents at later stages of dementia enjoy love and comfort through Namaste care principles. Aimed at wellness and wellbeing, integrated activities incorporating continuous learning, creative expression and intergenerational bonding will enable the Lodge to serve as a learning center for youths and children alike. We believe persons with dementia should have equal access to lifestyle activities and continuous learning if they so desire. We aim to bring together like-minded partners to provide therapeutic engagement, harnessing […]

API Care and Counselling is the professional counselling and community service arm of the Asian Pastoral Institute (API). It seeks to provide wholistic care for individuals, corporates and the community through its counselling and corporate services, workshops and talks, and community engagement. Led by a multidisciplinary team of senior counsellors, psychologists and social workers, our blend of skills serves to wholistically address personal mental health, relationships and family issues. Singapore’s community is religiously-diverse, with some 80% claiming affiliation to a religious faith. To meet such diverse needs, the team offers both faith-based counselling as well as evidence-based clinical counselling. Each Christan counsellor, psychologist, or social worker is capable of spanning the secular and spiritual spaces to integrate the spiritual, religious, and ethical values of the client in the counselling process. Together as a team, API Care and Counselling offers workshops, talks, and employee assistance plans to meet the complex needs of individuals, corporates and the community.

Asian Pastoral Institute offers three programmes in Counselling and Community Work: Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Master of Arts in Counselling and Community Work, and Doctorate in Counselling. All three counselling programmes are listed in the International Registry of Counsellor Education Programs (IRCEP), an international affiliate of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Master of Arts in Counselling and Community Work is recognised by the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC), while both the Graduate Diploma and the Master programmes are accredited by Asia Theological Association (ATA). API counselling programmes are also recognised by the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Guidance Unit; our graduates are eligible to apply as trained counsellors in its School Counsellor Programme. API counselling programmes uniquely integrate theology, spirituality, counselling, psychology, and community work with an emphasis on practice. The programmes are balanced and comprehensive. They equip and train students to work in diverse pastoral care, counselling, and community work contexts. Students are therefore ready to work in counselling and/or community services should they consider a career change. Graduands are also eligible to work towards professional recognition as a registered counsellor. The distinctiveness of the programmes, which integrates faith and spirituality with […]

The Association for Music Therapy (Singapore), AMTS, (UEN T07SS0236E) is the professional association for music therapists in Singapore. AMTS was formally registered with Singapore Registry of Societies on 19 September 2007. AMTS is also an organisational member of the World Federation of Music Therapy since 2009. Our Vision All people to have access to quality Music Therapy Services in Singapore. Our Mission To lead the nation in the progress of Music Therapy as a Regulated Allied Health Profession through education and advocacy. Our History The Association for Music Therapy Singapore (AMTS) was founded on 19 September 2007, with eleven members. They were Audrey Ruyters, Chen Hsueh-Lien, Clara Chong, Daphne Phua, Loi Wei Ming (Treasurer), May Clulee, Melanie Kwan (Secretary), Ng Wang Feng (President), Pamela Fisher, Patsy Tan, and Tan Xueli. During the first decade, the initial task was to educate the Singapore public about music therapy and to clear up misconceptions about the field. AMTS also aimed then, and continues to serve as an organisational agency for music therapists based in Singapore. In 2017, AMTS reached its first decade-milestone, and celebrated with a timeline commemorating this achievement!

Attilio Rapisarda is a Clinical Psychologist, working in the psychiatric hospital setting, clinical research and education. Trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Systemic Relational Therapy, Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment, Research Design and fMRI protocol design and analysis. He currently serve his patients as a Sr Psychotherapist at the Institute of Mental Health. His academic background includes a Bachelor and Master (“Laurea quinquennale”) in Clinical Psychology from the University of Palermo, a Master in Research Methods from the University of Reading, a PhD (“Dottorato”) in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Milan Bicocca, and a PsyD (“Scuola di Specializzazione in Psicoterapia”) in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pavia.

Founded in 2004, One Hope Centre (OHC) is a non-profit social service organisation and a registered Institute of Public Character (IPC) in Singapore. We specialise in helping people affected by behavioural addictions, such as problem gambling and compulsive spending. OHC offers counselling for individuals and families, support groups and group therapy. All our help services are provided free of charge. We also conduct workshops and public seminars on addictions and related issues.  

The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) has launched a chatbot to encourage mental health sufferers to seek help. It was launched for the first time as part of its “Beyond the Label” campaign. McCann Worldgroup Singapore, which was the creative agency behind the campaign, helped to develop the Facebook Messenger chatbot named “Belle” together with AI technology partner AiChat. It connects youth, adults and seniors to mental health resources and helplines, as well as educate the public with tips on how to interact and support persons with mental health conditions.