Truthful communication of mental science: pledge to our patients and profession

Gin S. Malhi; Joan Marsh; Dost Ongur; Fiammetta Cosci; John H. Krystal; Karen L. Cropsey; Gregers Wegener; Susan Redline; Carmine M. Pariante; Ida Hageman; Cameron Carter; Winfried Rief; Robin Emsley; Lynn E. Delisi; Andrea Cipriani; Benedicto Crespo-Facorro; Steve Kisely; Lakshmi N. Yatham; Jeffrey C.L. Looi; Roger Mulder; Rajiv Tandon; Paola Dazzan

doi:10.1192/bjp.2025.94

Truthful communication of mental science: pledge to our patients and profession

Gin S. Malhi^*
, Joan Marsh
, Dost Ongur
, Fiammetta Cosci
, John H. Krystal
, Karen L. Cropsey
, Gregers Wegener
, Susan Redline
, Carmine M. Pariante
, Ida Hageman
, Cameron Carter
, Winfried Rief
, Robin Emsley
, Lynn E. Delisi
, Andrea Cipriani
, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro
, Steve Kisely
, Lakshmi N. Yatham
, Jeffrey C.L. Looi
, Roger Mulder

Rajiv Tandon, Paola Dazzan

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Medicine and Psychology

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Abstract

Recent changes in US government priorities have serious negative implications for science that will compromise the integrity of mental health research, which focuses on vulnerable populations. Therefore, as editors of mental science journals and custodians of the academic record, we confirm with conviction our collective commitment to communicating the truth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	253-255
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	226
Issue number	5
Early online date	24 Apr 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.94
Publication status	Published - May 2025

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Malhi, G. S., Marsh, J., Ongur, D., Cosci, F., Krystal, J. H., Cropsey, K. L., Wegener, G., Redline, S., Pariante, C. M., Hageman, I., Carter, C., Rief, W., Emsley, R., Delisi, L. E., Cipriani, A., Crespo-Facorro, B., Kisely, S., Yatham, L. N., Looi, J. C. L., ... Dazzan, P. (2025). Truthful communication of mental science: pledge to our patients and profession. British Journal of Psychiatry, 226(5), 253-255. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.94

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