title: Introduction to the special issue on psychiatry in Asia.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhugra
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003469:Culture; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D013785:Thailand