Dr. Afzal Javed

Dr. Afzal Javed is a British-Pakistani Psychiatrist, Professor and Author. He is currently a Consultant Psychiatrist and an Honorary Honorary Professor, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK & Clinical Associate Teacher at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick UK. He was named President of World Psychiatric Association (WPA) effective October 2020.
 
Dr. Javed is a renowned Consultant Psychiatrist, who specializes in Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Schizophrenia. During his career, Dr. Javed has served on the boards of several prolific organizations including the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK, World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) and the World Psychiatric Association (WPA).
 
Dr. Javed has published eight books and over 150 scientific papers and monographs on psychiatry. Dr. Javed is a member of several national and international associations and has organized multiple conferences in the field of Psychiatry. He is the recipient of various National Awards on Mental Health and has been featured in several media outlets for his work. 
==Early life and education==
Dr. Javed completed his bachelor’s degree from the King Edward Medical College, University of Punjab in 1977. Later, Dr. Javed enrolled at the University of Edinburgh, where he pursued an MPhil and then subsequently trained at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry & Maudsley Hospital London. 
==Career==
Dr. Javed started his career in 1982 as a Consultant Psychiatrist & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in Pakistan & joined NHS (UK) in 1996, a leading government hospital and healthcare agency. He is currently working as an Honorary Professor, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham & Honorary Clinical Associate Teacher at the Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Chairman of the Pakistan Psychiatric Research Center, Fountain House, and President of World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 
 
In 2004, Dr. Javed became the Deputy / Associate Registrar and a board member at the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists, where he served for over three years. In 2005, he played a pivotal role in founding the WPA Section on Psychiatry in Developing Countries. In the same year, he also became the chairman of the West Midlands Division at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In 2006, Dr. Javed was appointed as the Co-Chairperson of the WPA Task Force on Brain drain.
 
In 2007, Dr. Javed was appointed as the Secretary-General of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and the chairman of the Richmond Fellowship Foundation International.
 
In 2008, Dr. Javed was promoted to the post of Co-Chairperson from the secretary of the WPA Section on Psychiatry in Developing Countries. In the same year, he also became a member of the WPA Standing Committee on Ethics. A year later, he also became an advisor of the WPA Task Force, assisting in Developing Guidelines for partnership with patients, Carers & Families. In 2011, he became the Executive Secretary for Scientific Sections World Psychiatric Association.
 
Dr. Javed has also served as the president of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA) from 2017 to 2019, President of World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) from 2012 to 2015. He is currently President of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and due to complete his tenure in 2023. 
Dr. Javed has also served as the president of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA) from 2017 to 2019, President of World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) from 2012 to 2015. He is currently President of World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and due to complete his tenure in 2023.
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==Selected publications==
* Childhood Depression, 1983
* Propranolol in the Treatment of Anxiety, 1984
* Psychological problems of children in an orphanage, 1991
* Dependence on drugs: Issues and strategies, 1995
* Journal of American Medical Association, Pakistan. Vol.6; No.11; 646-647
* Involving patients, carers and families in the treatment programmes: Some emerging priorities in current psychiatric practice, 2012; Psychiatrica Hungarica, 24: (Suppl): 63
* The Importance of Social Cognition in Improving Functional Outcomes in Schizophrenia. (2018); Front. Psychiatry 9:157.doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00157
* Postgraduate training in psychiatry in Asia (2018) - Current Opinion in Psychiatry: 31; 5.396–402; doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000444
* Preventing suicide, promoting resilience: Is this achievable from a global perspective? 2019; Asia‐Pacific Psychiatry. 2019;11: e12371. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12371
* Psychological interventions during COVID-19: Challenges for low- and middle-income countries (2020); Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 51, June 2020, 102128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102128
* Addressing the public mental health challenge of COVID-19 (2020); Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30240-6
* Ukrainian mental health services and World Psychiatric Association Expert Committee recommendations(2020); Lancet Psychiatry, 7: 738-40
* The identification, assessment and management of difficult-to-treat depression: An international consensus statement. (2020); J Affect Disord. 2020;15; 267:264-282. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.02.023. Epub 2020 PMID: 32217227
* Mental healthcare in Pakistan, Javed M.A., Khan MN, Nasar A, Rasheed A., 2020
== In the media ==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official Website
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