The Task Force who developed the programme included:
- N. Sartorius (Co-chairman)
- A. Tasman (Co-chairman)
- M. Benyakar
- E. Chiu
- H. Chiu
- S. Douki
- L. Gask
- D. Goldberg
- O. Gureje
- S.V. Ivanov
- S. Kanba
- M. Kastrup
- M. Maj
- M. Riba
- S. Tyano
- D. Wasserman
Substantial contributions to the text were also received from
- M. Bradley
- S. Chaturvedi
- F. Cournos
- F. Creed
- R. Fahrer
- L. Grassi
- C. Lyketsos
- S. Marcus
- K. McKinnon
- S. R. Vagnhammar
- L. Wulsin
Senior Advisers to the project were:
- J. J. Lopez-Ibor
- F. Lieh Mak
- A. Okasha
- E. Paykel
- C. Stefanis
