International Psychiatry – the way forward

Hamid Ghodse

doi:10.1192/S1749367600007578

International Psychiatry – the way forward

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018

Hamid Ghodse

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Hamid Ghodse*: Affiliation:
Board of International Affairs and Editor, International Psychiatry

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All psychiatrists would acknowledge that communication between individuals is fundamental to their speciality, but it is perhaps less obvious that the increasing ease and speed of communication worldwide are also having a profound effect on psychiatric practice. With this improved communication comes an awareness of the commonality of many mental health issues and recognition that there is much to learn from others working in very diverse environments. It is also true that many mental health problems have an international dimension, particularly when large numbers of people are displaced by war or other disasters. Increasingly we need to have a better understanding of other cultures and the relationship between culture, mental health and psychiatric disorder.

Type: Editorial
Information: International Psychiatry , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , July 2003 , pp. 1

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