The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on mental health in Ukraine

Irina Pinchuk¹, Bennett L Leventhal², Alisa Ladyk-Bryzghalova³, Lars Lien⁴, Yuliia Yachnik⁵, Marisa Casanova Dias⁶, Volodymyr Virchenko⁷, Peter Szatmari⁸, Olena Protsenko⁹, Gary Andrew Chaimowitz¹⁰, Dan Chisholm¹¹, Viktoriia Kolokolova¹², Anthony P S Guerrero¹³, Stanislav Chumak¹⁴, Olha Myshakivska¹⁴, Paul Gerard Robertson¹⁵, Mark D Hanson¹⁶, Howard Yee Liu¹⁷, Livia Joanna De Picker¹⁸, Marina Kupchik¹⁹, Mariana Pinto da Costa²⁰, James G Scott²¹, Milton Leonard Wainberg²², Lidiya Shevaga²³, Rebecca Weintraub Brendel²⁴, Robert van Voren²⁵, Inna Feldman²⁶, Cathy Mihalopoulos²⁷, Svitlana Kaminska¹⁴, Norbert Skokauskas²⁸

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko, National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine; Ukrainian Psychiatric Association, Kyiv, Ukraine. Electronic address: iryna.pinchuk@knu.ua.
² University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ WHO Country Office for Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
⁴ Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University for Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway.
⁵ Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
⁶ National Centre for Mental Health, Section of Psychiatry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
⁷ Interdisciplinary Analytical Center on Socioeconomic Well-Being and Mental Health, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
⁸ Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁹ European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
¹⁰ Forensic Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Forensic Psychiatry, St. Joesphs Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
¹¹ Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹² Mental Health Coordination Center Under The Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
¹³ University of Hawai'i, A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA.
¹⁴ Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko, National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
¹⁵ Mindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, Department Of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹⁷ Psychiatry University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985575 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
¹⁸ Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute,University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; SINAPS, University Psychiatric Hospital Campus Duffel, Duffel, Belgium.
¹⁹ Israel Psychiatric Association, Psychiatric Department, Merchavim Mental Health Center Beer Yaakov-Ness Ziona, Israel, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
²⁰ Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; UK South London and Maudsley National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
²¹ Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland, South Brisbane Queensland, Australia; Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, QLD, Australia; Child Health Research Centre, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
²² Department of psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
²³ Vivasan company, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
²⁴ Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, American Psychiatric Association, Boston, MA, USA.
²⁵ Faculty of Political Science and Diplomatic Studies/Andrei Sakharov Research Center, Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania; Human Rights in Mental Health-FGIP, Hilversum, Netherlands.
²⁶ Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
²⁷ Monash University Health Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
²⁸ Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

PMID: 39374612
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00241-4

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The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on mental health in Ukraine

Irina Pinchuk et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024 Nov.

. 2024 Nov;11(11):910-933.

doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00241-4. Epub 2024 Oct 4.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko, National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine; Ukrainian Psychiatric Association, Kyiv, Ukraine. Electronic address: iryna.pinchuk@knu.ua.
² University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ WHO Country Office for Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
⁴ Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University for Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway.
⁵ Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
⁶ National Centre for Mental Health, Section of Psychiatry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
⁷ Interdisciplinary Analytical Center on Socioeconomic Well-Being and Mental Health, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
⁸ Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁹ European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
¹⁰ Forensic Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Forensic Psychiatry, St. Joesphs Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
¹¹ Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹² Mental Health Coordination Center Under The Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
¹³ University of Hawai'i, A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA.
¹⁴ Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko, National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
¹⁵ Mindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, Department Of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹⁷ Psychiatry University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985575 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
¹⁸ Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute,University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; SINAPS, University Psychiatric Hospital Campus Duffel, Duffel, Belgium.
¹⁹ Israel Psychiatric Association, Psychiatric Department, Merchavim Mental Health Center Beer Yaakov-Ness Ziona, Israel, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
²⁰ Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; UK South London and Maudsley National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
²¹ Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland, South Brisbane Queensland, Australia; Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, QLD, Australia; Child Health Research Centre, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
²² Department of psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
²³ Vivasan company, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
²⁴ Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, American Psychiatric Association, Boston, MA, USA.
²⁵ Faculty of Political Science and Diplomatic Studies/Andrei Sakharov Research Center, Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania; Human Rights in Mental Health-FGIP, Hilversum, Netherlands.
²⁶ Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
²⁷ Monash University Health Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
²⁸ Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

PMID: 39374612
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00241-4

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Correction to Lancet Psychiatry 2024; 11: 910-33.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet Psychiatry. 2024 Nov;11(11):e13. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00328-6. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024. PMID: 39419564 No abstract available.
Correction to Lancet Psychiatry 2024; 11: 910-33.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet Psychiatry. 2024 Dec;11(12):e14. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00371-7. Epub 2024 Nov 4. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024. PMID: 39510102 No abstract available.

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Declaration of interests MCD declares support from the Commission for travel expenses to attend research group meetings; she is President of the European Union of Medical Specialists Section of Psychiatry, a European Exam Board member, Secretary of the European Psychiatric Association Section on Women's Mental Health, and a Member of the European Psychiatric Association Publications Committee. NS declares being a member of Executive Board and Secretary for Education and Scientific Publications of the World Psychiatric Association. RWB declares royalties from the LexisNexis textbook of Guardianship in medical assistance; she was a member of the Osmind Community Advisory Board, and the American Psychiatric Association Executive Committee. HYL received financial support from World Psychiatric Association to attend the World Congress in Vienna; and is the Chair for the Council on Communications (unpaid), Chair for the Board Board of Radius Omaha (unpaid), and the co-Chair for the Medical Student Working Group (unpaid). LJDP has received honoraria from Boehringer-Ingelheim and Viatris; and has a leadership role at the European Psychiatric Association; European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, European Psychiatric Association Board and Education Committee, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Workshop Committee, and Belgian College of Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry Board. AL-B declares financial support from WHO for attending two Commissioners meetings. BLL is the owner of Bennett L. Leventhal, MD, PC, a personal professional corporation providing clinical, scientific, and business consulting, largely in the health care and mental health field, and is a Board Member and Chair of the Research Committee of the Brain Research Foundation: he has worked in Ukraine on a voluntary basis. SC is a Deputy Chair of the Committee on Bioethics of Scientific Research. AL-B and DC are WHO staff members. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication and they do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy, or views of WHO. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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