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Part 4: Neurodiversity: New Paradigm, or Trojan Horse?

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Even more concerning is the potential for this trend to be exported to non-Western cultures, as has happened with the diagnostic model under the much-criticised Movement for Global Mental Health. This appears to be a real, although currently not widespread, possibility, as discussed here.

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

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Elites of the global mental health movement such as Vikram Patel were also present and so were eminent Indian psychiatrists, especially from public sector teaching hospitals. This is known as the Movement for Global Mental Health. Some, such as Patel, gave their talks virtually. What was the treatment?