mental health

Mental Health in Singapore: Into the Twentieth Century

Friday, June 6th, 2008

by Tan Mei Yan 
Continuing The First Hospital for the Mentally Ill
The Grand Jury made their last Presentment on 18 October 1865, and was abolished by Ordinace VI on 1873 passed on 9 September 1873 (Lee 1978, 204). At that point of time, doctors had both clinical and administrative duties to fulfil (Ng 2001, 15). As […]

Mental Health in Singapore: The First Hospital for the Mentally Ill (1841-1928)

Friday, June 6th, 2008

by Tan Mei Yan 
Continuing The Early Years (1819-1840)
Completed in 1841, the Insane Hospital was situated at the corner of Bras Basah Road and Bencoolen Street (Ng 2001, 9; IMH 2003, 16). In spite of the unfortunate death that occurred, due regard was still not given to mental health care. Conditions at the Hospital were not better […]

Mental Health in Singapore: The Early Years (1819-1840)

Friday, June 6th, 2008

by Tan Mei Yan
Mental health in Singapore has its roots in the West. The first medical personnel in the field were mostly from Britain. Medical education in the early years was almost exclusively for the British, until the establishment of King Edward VII College of Medicine on the island in 1907. Hence, many ideas influential […]