There are many structural problems facing the UK at present, from a weakened National Health Service to deeply ingrained inequality. These challenges extend through society to clinical practice and have an impact on current mental health research, which was in a perilous state even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. In this editorial, a group of psychiatric researchers who currently sit on the Academic Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and represent the breadth of research in mental health from across the UK discuss the challenges faced in academic mental health research. They reflect on the need for additional investment in the specialty and ask whether this is a turning point for the future of mental health research.

英国目前面临许多结构性问题，从削弱的国民健康服务到根深蒂固的不平等。这些挑战从社会延伸到临床实践，并对当前的心理健康研究产生影响，该研究甚至在冠状病毒大流行来袭之前就处于危险状态。在这篇社论中，一群精神病学研究人员目前在皇家精神病学院学术学院任职，代表了英国各地心理健康研究的广度，他们讨论了学术心理健康研究面临的挑战。他们反思是否需要对该专业进行额外投资，并询问这是否是未来心理健康研究的转折点。