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  1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Lauren C. Ng, Jessica F. Magidson, Rebecca S. Hock, Janina R. Galler, Steven A. Safren, Christina P. C. Borba, Gregory L. Fricchione & David C. Henderson

  2. University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    John A. Joska

  3. Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Abebaw Fekadu & Charlotte Hanlon

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This manuscript was supported by grant numbers 5T32MH093310, 5K24MH094214, and 1K01MH100428 from the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Ng, L.C., Magidson, J.F., Hock, R.S. et al. Proposed Training Areas for Global Mental Health Researchers. Acad Psychiatry 40, 679–685 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0518-y

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