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Lee ee, depp c, palmer bw, glorioso d, daly r, liu j, tu xm, kim hc, tarr p, yamada y, jeste dv. As a child growing up in india, jeste was steeped in the gita. Dilip jeste is set to lead the worlds largest psychiatric organization into a new era of positive psychiatry. Palmer, arlington, va, american psychiatric publishing, 2015. The content is available in different collections including dsm library, psychotherapy library and premium books.
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