Sat.Jun 29, 2024

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Lessons from a Global Psychiatric Conference: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

Mad in America

L ast year I attended a prestigious international psychiatric conference at PGI Chandigarh, India, a medical school of considerable reputation in South Asia. The theme of the conference was public mental health. It was held over three whole days; 900 people from across the world had registered to attend, both face to face and virtually! It was a star-studded event, with prominent figures from world psychiatry in attendance.