Report from WPA: Limited resources, cultural sensitivity, and expanding the workforce. Issue 4 (5th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Magaziner, Sarah
• Is Part Of: Brown University child and adolescent behavior letter. Volume 36:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2020-03-05
• Subjects: Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in adolescence -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychiatry -- Periodicals; Developmental disabilities -- Periodicals; 618.928905
• DOI: 10.1002/cbl.30453
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-1073

Abstract

Abstract : As the shortage of mental health care providers comes into focus against a growing need for mental health care worldwide, and the community of individuals pursuing careers in global health broadens, the question emerges: What are the ethics of practicing internationally in a field like psychiatry, which seems inextricably linked with cultural norms, language, sociopolitical events, and the ability to cultivate long‐term therapeutic relationships? I took the opportunity to attend the 18th annual World Psychiatric Association's (WPA's) World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) in Mexico City in an attempt to learn more.