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The purposes of the WPA are to increase knowledge and skills necessary for work in the field of mental health and in the care for the mentally ill; improve the care for the mentally ill; prevent mental disorders; promote mental health; preserve the rights of the mentally ill; promote the development and observance of the highest ethical standards in psychiatric care, teaching and research;promote the development of the highest quality standards in psychiatric care, teaching and research, as well as the observance of such standards; promote non-discrimination (parity) in the provision of care of the mentally ill; and protect the rights of psychiatrists.