The WHO World Mental Health Report: a call for action

Pim Cuijpers; Afzal Javed; Kamaldeep Bhui

doi:10.1192/bjp.2023.9

The WHO World Mental Health Report: a call for action

Br J Psychiatry. 2023 Jun;222(6):227-229. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.9.

Authors

Pim Cuijpers¹, Afzal Javed², Kamaldeep Bhui³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and International Institute for Psychotherapy, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
² Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; and World Psychiatric Association, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; World Psychiatric Association Collaborating Centre, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 36794529
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2023.9

Abstract

The World Health Organization's World Mental Health Report is a call for action and reminds all of the huge personal and societal impact of mental illnesses. Significant effort is required to engage, inform and motivate policymakers to act. We must develop more effective, context-sensitive and structurally competent care models.

Keywords: WHO; care models; mental health; prevention; promotion.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Global Health
Humans
Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
Mental Disorders* / psychology
Mental Health
Mental Health Services*
World Health Organization