Daniel Fung

Daniel Fung Shuen Sheng (born 1966) is a Singaporean psychiatrist and researcher who is the current chief executive officer of the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). ^{[1] [2]} Fung was also the president of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions and of the College of Psychiatrists in Singapore. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Fung joined IMH in 1993. ^[5] From 2007 to 2011, he was the head of the department of child and adolescent psychiatry at IMH. ^[6] He was also chairman of the hospital's medical board; under his leadership, IMH initiated the peer support specialist programme and invested more resources into early and community intervention. ^[7] Fung was also director of REACH, IMH's community health programme, ^[8] and president of the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH). During his presidency, SAMH won a Charity Governance Award for good governance. ^[9]

Fung was appointed chief executive officer of the Institute of Mental Health in 2021, succeeding Chua Hong Choon. ^{[10] [11]} As CEO of the hospital, Fung has stated an intention for IMH to combat stress and mental health illiteracy in the local community beyond providing medical care to patients. ^{[12] [13]}

In 2022, the Straits Times misquoted Fung as having advised parents to watch pornography with their children, which drew criticism from some online commentators. The Straits Times later corrected their article and removed the original quote. ^[14] Fung had previously advocated against parents exposing children to pornography. ^[15]

A biographical comic on his career as well as the history of child and adolescent psychiatry in Singapore is presented here ^[16]

Personal life

Fung is married and has four daughters and one son. ^[17]

Selected bibliography

Books

• Survivors: Breaking The Silence On Child Sexual Abuse ^[18]
• The Stress Wars ^[19]

Selected Journal articles

• Seang-Mei Saw, Say-Beng Tan, Daniel Fung, et al.; IQ and the Association with Myopia in Children. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.2004;45(9):2943-2948. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.03-1296.
• Manassis, K., Fung, D., et al. (2003), Characterizing selective mutism: Is it more than social anxiety?. Depress. Anxiety, 18: 153–161. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.10125
• Ooi, Y. P., Ang, R. P., Fung, D. S. S., et al. (2006). The Impact of Parent–Child Attachment on Aggression, Social Stress and Self-Esteem. School Psychology International, 27(5), 552–566. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034306073402
• Woo BS, Ng TP, Fung DS, et al. Emotional and behavioural problems in Singaporean children based on parent, teacher and child reports. Singapore Med J. 2007 Dec;48(12):1100-6. PMID 18043836.
• Bernardine S.C. Woo, W.C. Chang, Daniel S.S. Fung, et al., Development and validation of a depression scale for Asian adolescents, Journal of Adolescence, Volume 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 677–689, ISSN 0140-1971, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.12.004.
• Xie, Y., Boon, J., Sim, W., & Fung, D. (2015). A Singapore model – REACH. In S. Kutcher, Y. Wei, & M. Weist (Eds.), School Mental Health: Global Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 202–217). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi : 10.1017/CBO9781107284241.018
• Chodavadia, P., Teo, I., Poremski, D. et al. Prevalence and economic burden of depression and anxiety symptoms among Singaporean adults: results from a 2022 web panel. BMC Psychiatry 23, 104 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04581-7

References

1. Goh, Yan Han; Qing, Ang; Ng, Gabrielle (25 July 2021). "Helping youth improve mental health amid rising pressures". The Straits Times.
2. "Adjunct Faculty Staff Details". Duke-NUS. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. Saleh, Amjad (12 June 2022). "World's largest mental health congress for children and adolescents opens at DWTC". WAM. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
4. Fung, Daniel. "College of Psychiatrists Scope Newsletter 1". Academy of Medicine, Singapore. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
5. Gan, Eveline (27 February 2021). "Gen Z faces different forms of stress, may be more anxious, depressed than others before them, says IMH CEO". TODAY. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
6. Fung, Daniel. "On the Shoulders of Giants" (PDF). Singapore Medical Association. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
7. "Exclusive: Inside Singapore's mental health hospital". govinsider.asia. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
8. Chan, Wayne (9 November 2010). "A mind-field for children". TODAY. p. 1.
9. Neo, Chai Chin (7 November 2012). "Two VWOs lauded for good governance". TODAY. p. 34.
10. "SPEECH BY MR EDWIN TONG, SENIOR MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF LAW & MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AT THE INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (IMH) NURSES' DAY 2019, 2 AUGUST 2019". www.moh.gov.sg. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
11. "Researcher profile" (PDF). Institute of Mental Health.
12. Teo, Joyce (1 June 2022). "Health Check Podcast: IMH CEO wants to wage war on stress". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 15 July 2023.
13. Low, Youjin. "Lost productivity due to depression and anxiety may cost Singapore nearly S$16b a year: IMH, Duke-NUS study". TODAY. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
14. Ang, Qing (9 February 2022). "Call for parents to go beyond just protection and prepare kids against online grooming, pornography". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
15. Fung, Daniel (1 November 2005). "ASK THE DOC". TODAY. p. 30.
16. Daniel, Fung. "Stress Wars". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
17. Daniel, Fung. "My Mental Illness". www.sma.org.sg. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
18. Gan, Evelyn. "Child sex offenders generally lack remorse: Psychiatrist". TODAY. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
19. Gan, Eveline (27 February 2021). "Gen Z faces different forms of stress, may be more anxious, depressed than others before them, says IMH CEO". TODAY. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

• Daniel Fung on Google Scholar