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Reflective practice in psychiatric training: Balint groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Sami Omer*
Affiliation:
Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services
Geraldine McCarthy
Affiliation:
Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services, Education Centre, Ballytivnan, Sligo, Ireland
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*Correspondence E-mail: [email protected]
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