Overview

Disaster psychiatry examines the psychological and behavioral effects of traumatic events on individuals and populations to inform disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Disaster psychiatry brings together the knowledge and practice of psychiatry to inform approaches aimed at preventing, mitigating and responding to the psychological and behavioral outcomes of disasters on individuals, families and communities. The Center is one of the leading institutions in the world to address the field of disaster psychiatry and disaster behavioral health, bringing lessons learned from studying human behavior under extreme stress in the military to individual and population-based impact on civilian lives and organizations.

Dr. Patcho Santiago giving terrorism lecture in Bogota, Colombia