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The COVID-19 pandemic influences both physical and mental health, the economy, as well as social life on all continents. Suicide is of international concern with figures showing that Woman in red coat Danuta Wasserman approximately 800,000 people die by suicide each year (this number being underestimated). It has previously been shown that while suicide rates may momentarily decrease during times of crises, once the immediate crisis has passed, suicide rates increase. Suicide occurs when there is an imbalance of risk and protective factors on individual, relationship, community and society levels. In order to successfully combat the likely increase of suicide during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence-based suicide preventive methods must be strengthened.

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Jul 22, 2020

Suicide Prevention During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence-Based Recommendations 2020

By Danuta Wasserman, WPA Section on Suicidology

Suicide Prevention During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence-Based Recommendations 2020 - a report authored on behalf of the WPA Section of Suicidology by Professor…

Deadline for Geneva Prize submissions extended to 31 March 2021

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Jul 19, 2020

Deadline for Geneva Prize submissions extended to 31 March 2021

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The Council of Foundation has announced that the deadline for Geneva Prize submissions has been extended to 31 March 2021. The decision to defer the…

A briefing on public mental health and COVID-19 has been published by the WPA 2020-2023 Action Plan working group on Public Mental Health. The briefing summarises: Physical impacts of COVID-19 Mental health impacts of COVID-19 Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection Public mental health interventions including to address COVID-19 Public mental health intervention implementation gap Action to address the public mental health intervention implementation gap including for COVID-19 International and country resources Courses and training The briefing was written by Dr Jonathan Campion, Director for Public Mental Health at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and lead for the working group on Public Mental Health for the WPA Action Plan 2020-23.

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Jul 14, 2020

WPA Working Group launches Public Mental Health Briefing on COVID-19

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Dr Afzal Javed, President Elect of the World Psychiatric Association said: The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) welcomes this timely briefing on public mental health and…

Michel Botbol, Secretary for Scientific Publications of the WPA, and César Alfonso, Chair of the WPA Psychotherapy Section, will be Guest Editors of a Special Issue of the journal Asia-Pacific Psychiatry themed “Transcultural Psychotherapy”. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Allan Tasman, is committed to publish this Special Issue. Selected articles for this Special Issue on “Transcultural Psychotherapy” will demonstrate the importance of cultural adaptations in psychotherapy across all clinical settings in the Asia-Pacific region (and other regions of the world). Cultural adaptation of psychotherapies strives for compatibility and alignment with values and belief systems, cultural idioms of distress, health-seeking behaviours, and culture-specific understanding of disease processes and illness experiences.

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Jul 11, 2020

Call for Papers: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry Special Issue on Transcultural Psychotherapy

By Michel Botbol, WPA Secretary for Scientific Publications and César Alfonso, Chair of the WPA Psychotherapy Section

A framework for adaptation seeks to achieve better clinical outcomes and may include adjustments in therapy techniques that incorporate family to better engage individual patients,…

$The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) has issued a Mental Health Policy Brief with recommendations on how to solve the current crisis in psychiatry in Ukraine while also taking steps to reform mental health care services soundly and structurally. The policy brief was developed at the request of WPA\'s two Ukrainian member societies (The Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine (UPA), and the Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine) and a copy forwarded to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.$

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Jul 09, 2020

World Psychiatric Association advises Ukrainian Ministry on Mental Health Policy

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Developed by an international team of experts chaired by the President of the Georgian Psychiatric Association, Professor Eka Chkonia, the policy brief draws on the…

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Jul 08, 2020

World Psychiatric Association offers unequivocal support to Ukrainian psychiatrists

By Prof. Robert van Voren

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) has established an international expert committee to assist the Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine (UPA), the Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists…