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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) is a subspecialty of psychiatry that is in chronic shortage in the United States, and international medical graduate (IMG) physicians are attracted to it in significant numbers. However, CAP does not exist as a specialty in many other countries. Many cultures also differ in developmental expectations, child-rearing practices, family relations, the definition of mental illness, and treatment approaches. Such cultural norms and beliefs can serve as challenges for IMG physicians’ performance in CAP. The practice of CAP also creates special hurdles for an IMG physician in the areas of acculturation and language. This chapter will address the special challenges and opportunities for IMG physicians in training in CAP. Recommendations and resources to address special needs of IMG physician trainees are reviewed.

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    Andrés J. Pumariega M.D., Consuelo Cagande M.D. & Rama Rao Gogineni M.D.

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Pumariega, A.J., Cagande, C., Gogineni, R.R. (2016). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In: Rao, N., Roberts, L. (eds) International Medical Graduate Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39460-2_13

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