Ethnographic perspectives on global mental health
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Ethnographic perspectives on global mental health.
The field of Global Mental Health (GMH) aims to influence mental health policy and practice worldwide, with a focus on human rights and access to care. There have been important achievements, but GMH has also been the focus of scholarly controversies arising from political, cultural, and pragmatic critiques. These debates have become increasingly polarized, giving rise to a need for more dialog...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Transcultural Psychiatry
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1363-4615,1461-7471
DOI: 10.1177/1363461516679322