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Chapter 19 - Sudan: Mental Health Training, mhGAP Trainer Perspective

from Section 3 - Reflective Accounts and Perspectives of Global Mental Health Volunteering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2023

By
Jane Mounty
Edited by
Sophie Thomson ,
Peter Hughes  and
Sam Gnanapragasam
Sophie Thomson
Affiliation:
World Psychiatric Association
Peter Hughes
Affiliation:
Springfield University Hospital, London
Sam Gnanapragasam
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

In 2011 as a consultant psychiatrist, newly retired from the NHS, I decided to apply to the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ volunteer scheme to teach in Sudan. On setting out, my biggest fear was failing to meet my contacts at the airport. I knew that once I was linked up with colleagues that all would flow smoothly, and it did!

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Volunteering in Global Mental Health
A Practical Guide for Clinicians
 , pp. 176 - 182
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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