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Training Psychiatrists for Global Mental Health: Cultural Psychiatry, Collaborative Inquiry, and Ethics of Alterity

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  1. The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    James L. Griffith, Allen Dyer, Peter Polatin, Michael Morse, Samah Jabr, Sherein Abdeen, Lynne M. Gaby, Anjuli Jindal & Eindra Khin Khin

  2. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    Brandon Kohrt

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The authors acknowledge salary support for Dr. Kohrt through K01MH104310.

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Griffith, J.L., Kohrt, B., Dyer, A. et al. Training Psychiatrists for Global Mental Health: Cultural Psychiatry, Collaborative Inquiry, and Ethics of Alterity. Acad Psychiatry 40, 701–706 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0541-z

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