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The training of child psychiatrists in Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

L. B. Bartlet  and
Vanpen Boonyaprakob
L. B. Bartlet*
Affiliation:
Paediatric Department, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SOW 6YD
Vanpen Boonyaprakob
Affiliation:
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
*
∗Correspondence Bartlet & Boonyaprakob
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In most Asian countries child psychiatry is still in its infancy and the few specialists operating in this field have received their training overseas, usually in Europe or the USA. There is a perceived need for more expertise in child mental health and the unsatisfactory solution often adopted is for psychiatrists trained in adult work to move in and learn from experience.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 8 , August 1996 , pp. 487 - 488
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