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The Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC) is a nonprofit, interdisciplinary organization devoted to furthering research, clinical care and education in cultural aspects of mental health and illness. We aim to promote cultural psychiatry in North American professional groups and to collaborate with national and international organizations in the development of policy and practice. Primarily rooted in North America, we provide an interface for domestic and international interests of cultural psychiatry and mental health.
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Mind Your Culture Podcast Episode 1: Dr. Lisa Andermann
Brought to you by trainee sections of the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry (WACP) and the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC)
Apply for the new SSPC Annual Meeting Scholarship
We are looking for candidates who are in need of financial support in order to attend the SSPC Annual Meeting and are enthusiastic about the intersections of culture and mental health. Scholarship recipients will receive financial support in the following ways: Waived...
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Collection of Mental Health Narratives – History, Concepts, Education, Practice Edited by Ronja Bodola, PhD; Michelle B. Moore, PsyD; Cody Roi, D.O. Submit an abstract for a book chapter to be included in the upcoming edited volume Collection of Mental Health...
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The purpose of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC) Mentorship Program is to foster professional relationships between physician/professional members and trainee-members
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