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What Is the Role of Academic Departments of Psychiatry in Advancing Global Mental Health?

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    Christina T. Khan, Alan K. Louie, Daryn Reicherter & Laura Weiss Roberts

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Khan, C.T., Louie, A.K., Reicherter, D. et al. What Is the Role of Academic Departments of Psychiatry in Advancing Global Mental Health?. Acad Psychiatry 40, 672–678 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0497-z

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