Louis CharlandLouis Charland

BA, MA (Carleton), PhD (Western)

Professor - Department of Philosophy, School of Health Studies and Department of Psychiatry

Office: Room 214 - Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 86445

charland@uwo.ca

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Research Interests

  • Mental health diagnosis
  • Psychopathology of affectivity
  • Decisional capacity
  • Addiction
  • Cross-cultural psychiatry (especially mental health in China)

Research Affiliations

  • Centre for the History of Emotion, University of London, Queen Mary, United.
  • Associate Editor, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychology.
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Ethics and Mental Health.
  • Executive Committee, Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry
  • Executive Committee, International Society for Research on Emotion (2009-2012)
  • Affiliate Member, World Psychiatric Organization
  • American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) Neuroscience, Editorial Board

Teaching Areas

  • Foundations of Affective Science
  • Theoretical Foundations of Mental Health Treatment and Diagnosis
  • Spirituality, Healing, and Health
  • History of Medicine and Psychiatry

Graduate Student Supervision

  • Master's
  • PhD
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