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Dr John Newcomber, the Department of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Medicine and the Center for Clinical Studies, Washinton University School of Medicine, St.Louis, MO
Dr Mark Olfson, the Department of Psychiatry Columbia University, New York (USA)
Dr Urban Osby, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Dr Norman Sartorius, Association for Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr Jeffrey Lieberman, the Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
About EUFAMI
EUFAMI, the European Federation of Associations of Families of People with mental illness, is the representative body for family and carer associations throughout Europe, promoting the interests and wellbeing of people with mental illness and their families and carers. It was founded in 1992 under Belgian law and is a member led federation. EUFAMI has 48 national and regional associations as members from 28 countries. EUFAMI is working with major European organizations, such as the EU and the World Health Organization (WHO) to help improve the quality of life of persons affected by mental illness.
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