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About the Authors
Yona Lunsky, PhD, CPsych - Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; Director, Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto.
Johanna Lake, PhD, CPsych - Clinician scientist, Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto.