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Jan 28, 2026
Deadline has been extended to submit your nominations for WPA Jean Delay 2026!
You now have until the 16th of February 2026 to send your nominations
We are pleased to share that the deadline for nominations for the 2026 WPA Jean Delay Prize until the 16th of February 2026! Known as…
WPA News
Jan 28, 2026
Reminder – Call for Nomination Invitations
Deadline 26 March 2026
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) is gearing up for its highly anticipated 2026 elections, scheduled to take place at the General Assembly, on the last…
WPA News
Jan 22, 2026
Message from the WPA President: An open letter to the World Economic Forum and global financial leaders meeting in Davos
Mental Health Investment as Economic Strategy
To the leaders of global finance, development institutions and capital markets: As you gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, we write…
WPA News
Jan 22, 2026
The WPA Medical Students Essay Competition 2026
The WPA Medical Students Essay Competition 2026 Partnerships for SDGs in Implementation of Scientific Based Preventive Methods to Improve Global Mental Health The World Psychiatric…
WPA News
Jan 21, 2026
Only a few days left to submit your nomination for WPA Jean Delay 2026!
Don't forget to send your nomination before the 6th february 2026 !
Nominations are now being sought for the WPA Jean Delay Prize which is psychiatry’s most prestigious award. Conferred triennially by the World Psychiatric Association at…
WPA News
Jan 05, 2026
Are All Wars the Same?
The editorial by Prof. Bennett L. Leventhal for the WPA-e journal "Education and Psychiatry" Dec 2025, No 4
Recently, a colleague asked me a curious question: “Are all wars the same?” To be honest, I initially did not find this question to be…
