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Conceptual Competence in Psychiatry: Recommendations for Education and Training

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The authors wish to thank the members of the executive council of the “Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry” for their valuable comments and suggestions.

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Aftab, A., Waterman, G.S. Conceptual Competence in Psychiatry: Recommendations for Education and Training. Acad Psychiatry 45, 203–209 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-020-01183-3

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