Laurence J. Kirmayer

Laurence J. Kirmayer (born October 23, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian psychiatrist and internationally recognized expert in culture and mental health. He is Distinguished James McGill Professor and Director of the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Social Sciences)

From 1991 through 2022, he was Editor-in-Chief of Transcultural Psychiatry, the official journal of the Section on Transcultural Psychiatry of the World Psychiatric Association. Currently, he is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus.

From 2021 to 2023, he was President of the Society for Psychological Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The cultural diversity of healing: Meaning, metaphor, and mechanism
    by Laurence J Kirmayer
    Published 2013-01-01
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    Characteristics of Adolescents Affected by Mass Psychogenic Illness Outbreaks in Schools in Nepal: A Case-Control Study
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    What kind of science for psychiatry?
    by Laurence J Kirmayer, Daina eCrafa
    Published 2014-06-01
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    Exploring the potential roles of community-university partnerships in northern suicide prevention implementation research
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    Perinatal depression in Nigeria: perspectives of women, family caregivers and health care providers
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    Engaging culture and context in mhGAP implementation: fostering reflexive deliberation in practice
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    Considering culture, context and community in mhGAP implementation and training: challenges and recommendations from the field
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    A psychological autopsy study of suicide among Inuit in Nunavut: methodological and ethical considerations, feasibility and acceptability
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    Tackling the global problem of traumatic stress in low-income countries: a pilot clinical trial comparing reconsolidation therapy to paroxetine in Nepal
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    Progress or Pathology? Differential Diagnosis and Intervention Criteria for Meditation-Related Challenges: Perspectives From Buddhist Meditation Teachers and Practitioners
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    Associations between omega-3 fatty acids and 25(OH)D and psychological distress among Inuit in Canada
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    Cultural affordances: Scaffolding local worlds through shared intentionality and regimes of attention
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    Addressing culture and context in humanitarian response: preparing desk reviews to inform mental health and psychosocial support
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    Psychiatry residents' attitudes towards spirituality in psychiatry
    by Kattan, Wid
    Published 2012
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