BJPsych International provides an overview of current policy and practice in psychiatry in different countries around the world. Articles deal with the policy and promotion of mental health, the administration and management of mental health services, and worldwide training in psychiatry. Exploring the relationship between culture, mental health and psychiatry, BJPsych International is a platform for authors from low- and middle-income countries, and will help all mental health professionals keep abreast of what is happening in the field elsewhere.

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Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Insight and challenges: mental health services in Nepal" due in the May 2021 issue. They are joined by two of the article's authors, Dr. Kamal Gautam and Dr. Yugesh Rai. How have mental health services developed in Nepal over the past decade, and what steps are necessary for further development?

Read the Open Access article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.58 

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Mental health services in Nepal

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Post-flight confusion: does flying affect the brain?" and are joined by lead author Dr. Gianetta Rands. What cases of post-flight confusion have been observed, and what might the aetiology be?

Read the Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.1

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BJPsych Bulletin Open Access articles mentioned by Dr Rands in this podcast: 
-Fear of flying, reviewed: An example of evidence-based old age psychiatry’: https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.26.5.188
 
-Post-flight confusion:  https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.41.3.181a

-‘Doc, can I fly to Australia?’ A case report and review of delirium following long-haul flight:  https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.115.052209

Post-flight confusion with Dr Gianetta Rands

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Who are you today? Problems of identity in psychiatry" and are joined by the author Prof Charles Foster. Illness and brain injury can potentially alter a person's attributes so significantly that they end up almost an entirely different person. This raises various ethical and philosophical questions, but how deeply do we really consider these issues in clinical practice?

Read the Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.6

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‘Who are you today?’ Problems of identity in psychiatry

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Crime and punishment: Pakistan's legal failure to account for mental illness" and are joined by the article's co-author Dr. Romesa Qaiser Khan. The legal system in Pakistan creates various challenges with regards to mental health, such as a history of suicide criminalisation (up till recently), lack of recognition of mental illness within legal trials, and people's exploitation of blasphemy laws to take advantage of vulnerable groups. What needs to be done to address these issues?

Read the Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.30

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Dr. Romesa Qaiser Khan discusses "Pakistan's legal failure to account for mental illness"

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Maternal mental health services in Sri Lanka: challenges and solutions" and are joined by the authors Dr Aruni Hapangama and Prof Lalith Kuruppuarachchi. Sri Lanka has made significant progress in physical maternal healthcare in the past decades, but maternal mental healthcare has not progressed in proportion. Why is this, and what steps need to be made for future development of services?

Read the Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.52

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Maternal mental healthcare in Sri Lanka with Dr Aruni Hapangama and Prof Lalith Kuruppuarachchi

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Stressors and mental health in Bangladesh: current situation and future hopes" and are joined by co-author Prof Uriel Halbreich. What stressors, mode natural and human-inflicted, impact the people of Bangladesh, and how does the government respond to resulting mental health issues? And how might a broader approach to mental healthcare through integration with primary healthcare services be the solution for future development?

Read the Open Access article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.57

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Prof Uriel Halbreich discusses stressors and mental health in Bangladesh

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Gambling in Malaysia: an overview" and are joined by one of its authors Prof Balan Rathakrishnan. Certain forms of gambling are legal in Malaysia, but only for the non-Muslim adult population. The pastime is both culturally popular and condemned. Which such mixed attitudes and approaches, who is affected by problem gambling, and how is it managed, legally and clinically? What needs to be done, in terms of further research and service provision?
Read the Open Access article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.55 

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Gambling in Malaysia - with guest Prof Balan Rathakrishnan

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Pattern of psychiatric in-patient admissions in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates" and are joined by lead author Prof Karim Abdel Aziz. What do psychiatric admission statistics say about the mental needs of the UAE population? In a country that is mainly made up of expatriates, why are more UAE nationals admitted? And why are expatriates more likely to be diagnosed with stress-related conditions compared to UAE nationals, while Emiratis are more likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorders than expatriates?

Read the Open Access article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.54  

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Pattern of psychiatric in-patient admissions in United Arab Emirates with Prof Karim Abdel Aziz

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Sri Lanka's response to prescribed drug misuse: is it enough?" and are joined by the authors Dr Aruni Hapangama and Prof Lalith Kuruppuarachchi. How big is the problem of prescribed drug misuse in Sri Lanka, and what changes need to be made to address this issue?

Read the Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.54

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Sri Lanka's response to prescribed drug misuse with Dr Aruni Hapangama & Prof Lalith Kuruppuarachchi

Psychiatry trainee Dr Lindsay Solera-Deuchar joins us to discuss her time working on the Greek island of Samos with Medécins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, providing mental health and psychosocial support to asylum seekers. Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin find out what presentations she helped manage, the conditions at the camp, and mental health provisions available, as well as discussing the role of psychiatry in advocating for social and political progress.

Follow this link to read Lindsay’s Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2022.3

Watch Lindsay's video abstract: https://vimeo.com/bjpsych/bji-2022-3

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Related content: follow this link to listen to Dr Tom Nutting on mental healthcare in the refugee camp population of Lesbos:  https://bit.ly/3HouIxk

Follow this link to read Tom Nutting's journal article: doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.2

Watch Tom Nutting's video abstract: vimeo.com/bjpsych/bji-2019-2

Podcast transcripts available: bit.ly/3CXSijb

Delivering mental healthcare to asylum seekers on Samos, Greece, with Dr Lindsay Solera-Deuchar

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Achievements and challenges in psychiatric education and training in Sri Lanka" and are joined by the authors Dr Aruni Hapangama and Prof  Raveen Hanwella. How has psychiatric education and training developed in Sri Lanka, and what more needs to be done?

Follow this link to read the Open Access journal article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.35

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Psychiatric education and training in Sri Lanka with Dr Aruni Hapangama and Prof Raveen Hanwella

Dr Maryam Ayub joins host Sachin Shah to discuss her experience of working as a junior Psychiatry resident in Lahore, Pakistan, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out what contributed to her eventual burnout, how she managed it, and her recommendations for minimising burnout risk in the future.

Follow this link to read the Open Access journal article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2023.2

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Burnout among psychiatrists during the COVID-19 pandemic: an account from Pakistan

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the editorial for the November 2019 issue, "Stigma in psychiatry seen through the lens of sexuality and gender". They are joined by the author of the editorial, Professor Michael King. What has been psychiatry's historical role in the stigma and harm towards LGBTQ+ communities? How has our profession progressed in this regard? And how can the psychiatric profession worldwide avoid repeating old mistakes?

Read Professor King's article
https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.12

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Stigma in psychiatry seen through the lens of sexuality and gender

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the BJPsych International article "Headaches in Moria: a reflection on mental healthcare in the refugee camp population of Lesbos" from the November 2019 issue of the journal. They are joined by the author of the editorial, Dr Tom Nutting, who describes his experience working with a healthcare charity serving the refugee camp population of Lesbos, Greece. He discusses the harsh conditions in the Moria camp, the limited resources available for psychiatric care, how he and his team were supported, and the political origins of some of the symptomatology in the refugee population. In this podcast, Tom Nutting mentions a  BJPsych International podcast with Elena Cherepanov on Ethical Dilemmas on Global Mental Health - this is due for release in January/February 2020.

Follow this link to read Tom Nutting's journal article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.2

Watch Tom Nutting's video abstract:
https://vimeo.com/bjpsych/bji-2019-2

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Dr Tom Nutting on mental healthcare in the refugee camp population of Lesbos

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the article "Ethical dilemmas in global mental health" from the November 2019 issue of the journal. They are joined by the author of the editorial, Professor Elena Cherepanov. What dilemmas do workers in global mental health workers face, how do such difficult decisions impact their mental health, and how can moral frameworks and standards help workers navigate these issues?

Read the journal article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.10 

Watch the video abstract: https://vimeo.com/bjpsych/bji-2019-10 

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Prof Elena Cherepanov on ethical dilemmas in global mental health

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the article “Gender disparity as a threat to the mental well-being of young Sri Lankan women” from the November 2019 issue of the journal. They are joined by co-author of the article, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa. What gender disparities exist in Sri Lanka and how can this affect the mental health of women in the country?

Read the journal article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2018.29

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Gender disparity as a threat to the mental well-being of young Sri Lankan women

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the article "Community treatment orders: international perspective" from the November 2019 issue of the journal. They are joined by the first author of the article, Dr Georgios Mikellides. How effective are community treatment orders internationally and how can we best assess their effectiveness?

Read the Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.4

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Community treatment orders: international perspective

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the article "Sudan's mental health service: challenges and future horizons" from the February 2020 issue of the journal. They are joined by the lead author of the article, Professor Abdelgadir H. M. Osman. What is the status of mental health services in Sudan, and how can these services be scaled up, moving forward?

Read the article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.19

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Abdelgadir H. M. Osman discusses Sudan's mental health service: challenges and future horizons

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the article "International experience of hikikomori (prolonged social withdrawal) and its relevance to psychiatric research" from the journal. They are joined by the lead author of the article, Dr Marcus PJ Tan. What is hikikomori, is it truly a primary condition, and is it truly culture-bound to Japan? Also, how might our knowledge of hikikomori help us think about long-term social isolation during pandemic lockdown?

Read the Open Access article:  https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.20 

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Marcus Tan discusses hikikomori and its relevance to psychiatric research

Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the article "Person-centred care and psychiatry: some key perspectives" from the journal. They are joined by the co-author of the article, Professor Subodh Dave. What are the tenets of person-centred care, how do they apply to psychiatric practice, and how can clinicians improve their approach?

Read the Open Access article:    https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.21

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Subodh Dave discusses person-centred care and psychiatry

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