The Japanese Society Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN),
- Aware that the majority of people with mental illness in Asia and elsewhere
in the world do not receive
appropriate care;
- Noting that the United Nations' resolution 119 recognizes the Human Rights
of people with mental illness
and that an appropriate treatment is a human right;、
- Noting with regret that less than half of the countries in the Asian-Pacific
region and in African have set up
mental health policies as recorded in the 2001 WHO World Health Report on Mental Health;
- Recognizing that the education and training in mental health matters
is insufficient and not in keeping with
- Considering that the 12th World Congress of Psychiatry takes place in Yokohama, Japan for the first time in
the Asian continent;
Recommends to all Member Societies of the WPA, particularly in Asia:
Name: Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations
Office: Kodennma-cho, 10-8,
Chuo district , Tokyo
Date of the registration:
12th December 2017
(Heisei 27 Japanese year)
Registration number
0100-05-026127