Our paper awarded ⁦BJPsych Journals⁩ Editor’s Choice award ⁦⁦Royal College of Psychiatrists⁩ congress. Congratulations & thanks to all co-authors ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ especially Natalie Drew ⁦Michelle Funk⁩ and ⁦World Psychiatric Association (WPA) wpanet.org⁩ ⁦Helen Herrman⁩ ⁦Griffith Health⁩

Discovering so many good practices during my visit to #mentalhealth services in Catalonia! Please publish your work, Sant Joan de Déu & Fundación Hospitalarias - it can inspire other services & countries. Impressed with your commitment & implementation of World Health Organization (WHO) #QualityRights.

Catalunya referma el seu compromís amb un model de salut mental basat en els drets humans i la recuperació #SALUTMENTAL #DretsHumans #OMS Salut Aina Plaza Magda Casamitjana Michelle Funk @Activament  diarideladiscapacitat.cat/catalunya-refe…

No autotune needed — just raw, beautiful emotion. Ed Sheeran had an entire park in tears. 🥹❤️🎶

“We cannot talk about mental health without talking about human rights.” I spoke with El Periódico about why transforming mental health systems is urgent — from control to support from coercion to choice & rights. Interview in 🇪🇸, video in 🇬🇧 elperiodico.com/es/ser-feliz/2…

The Truth About Antidepressants No One Talks About youtube.com/shorts/Q-tcxvo… via YouTube

Glad to share a few moments from my visit to mental health services in Catalonia Fundación Hospitalarias in this short video. Thanks to World Health Organization (WHO) #QualityRights, improvements are already happening — and with the energy & dedication I saw, even more are on the way.

"Las condiciones de las personas deberían ser mejores, en especial las personas con problemas de #SaludMental. Profesionales,familias y comunidades se beneficiarían del cambio" Michelle Funk responsable de Política y Derechos Humanos en World Health Organization (WHO) elperiodico.com/es/ser-feliz/2… El Periódico

Making mental health fun for the young! In Catalonia SOM Salud Mental 360 SJD is showing that #MentalHealth promotion for #youth can be creative and engaging - through an arcade-style space that sparks real conversations, and soon World Health Organization (WHO) #QualityRights will be integrated.

The review by Kalfas on antidepressant withdrawal in JAMA Psychiatry will mislead as it is based largely on people who have taken antidepressants for 8-12 weeks in 11 RCTs-this will under-estimate the risks for millions of long-term users. bit.ly/4eFrZzO Thread (1/n)

Thank you so much Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social for putting the new data into context with clear, evidence-based analysis. You highlight that withdrawal is real and often linked to duration of use - reaffirming the need for caution and helping people make informed choices on antidepressants.

Mental health systems must be built for people - not control. We need safe, warm spaces and staff who listen, not coercion. WHO’s policy and strategic action plan guidance calls for rights-based, person-centered care. See for yourself - Module 2 👉 who.int/publications/i…

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡: 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 It refers to deep, sustained mental health experiences — not just everyday stress. Saying everyone has “lived experience” risks minimizing those who truly know

Incisive response in The BMJ from Dr Brailon “I was dismayed by the content of the news article ... The headline—"Most people have no severe withdrawal from antidepressants"—is misleading.” bmj.com/content/390/bm…

Nocebo obviously. You know how apprehensive newborns can be when they discontinue their drugs. Or it's relapse.

Deeply shocked and saddened by the passing of our dear friend, colleague and World Health Organization (WHO) Envoy David Nabarro. David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals. His work touched and impacted so many lives across the