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