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Introduction In democratic countries, political parties are usually expected to represent voters, meeting their demands and fulfilling the electoral promises made during electoral campaigns. However, when elected to public office, parties often face multiple pressures to behave responsibly.

References De Giorgi, R, Hahn, MK, Cheliotis-James, T, Smith, ECC, Penninx, BWJH, Pillinger, P, et al. Applying immunity and metabolism to psychiatry: lost, or in translation? Br J Psychiatry [Epub ahead of print] 14 Jul 2026. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10714.Google ScholarPubMed Chen, YH, Wang, HN, Lang, XE, Zhang, XY. Prevalence and clinical correlates of abnormal glucose metabolism in young, first- episode and medication-naive outpatients with major depressive disorder.

Introduction Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) experiments represent a vital area of research within political science, aimed at understanding strategies to enhance voter participation. Drawing from field experiments, this body of work evaluates the efficacy of various mobilisation techniques, shedding light on voter behaviour and electoral engagement.

The focus on acute in-patient mental health services is currently intense, with scrutiny coming from the public, regulators and scholars. Recent high-profile investigations and official reports in several high-income countries have highlighted serious safety failures, the inappropriate use of restrictive practices, gaps in oversight and organisational learning deficits.

Despite more than three decades of policy commitment to community mental healthcare, services in England remain organised around a pattern familiar to clinicians, service users and families alike: thresholds, referrals, waiting lists, hand-offs, specialist silos and crisis escalation. Successive reforms have expanded the range of community teams but they have not always delivered continuity of care or a dependable alternative to hospital admission.

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International prevalence of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder: INTERSECT study Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 August 2026 Susan Ayers* Affiliation: Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research, City St George’s, University of London, London, UK Jonathan E.

Incidence of clozapine-associated neutropenia in patients with schizophrenia: 20-year population-based study in Hong Kong Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 August 2026 Huiquan Zhou [Opens in a new window] , Dan Siskind [Opens in a new window] , Jennifer Yee-Man Tang [Opens in a new window] , Simon S. Y.

The war in Ukraine has generated one of the largest displacement crises in recent history, with more than 6.9 million people forced to flee and 6.3 million currently residing in European host countries. 1 Displaced individuals experience multiple pre- and post-migration stressors, including trauma exposure, separation and acculturation difficulties, and these substantially increase risk for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) poses a serious challenge to healthcare services globally. There is growing demand in many countries, with services reporting long waiting lists, fragmented care pathways and inconsistent access to timely diagnosis and support. Reference Skirrow1 In 2024, National Health Service (NHS) England commissioned an independent taskforce to develop recommendations for improving access and the management of ADHD.