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Table 1 Key principles of CBPR

From: Harnessing the potential of community-based participatory research approaches in bipolar disorder

Recognizes community as central to CBPR

Facilitates collaborative partnerships in all phases of research

Builds on strengths and resources within the community

Gathers knowledge for mutual benefit of all partners

Promotes a co-learning and empowering process that attends to social inequalities

Involves a cyclical and iterative process

Addresses issues from a positive perspective

Integrates biomedical, psychosocial, social, economic, cultural, historical, and political factors as potential determinants of health

Disseminates findings and knowledge gained to all partners