Craig L. Katz, M.D.
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Dr. Craig Katz is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and medical education at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he has served in numerous clinical and administrative roles since joining the faculty in 2000. Currently, he serves as the Supervising Psychiatrist of the World Trade Center Worker/Volunteer Mental Health Monitoring and Treatment Program after co-founding and directing that program for many years. He is also directs the Fellowship in Global Mental Health at Mount Sinai. Dr. Katz co-founded Disaster Psychiatry Outreach (DPO) in 1998 as a charitable organization devoted to the provision of voluntary psychiatric care to people affected by disasters and has served in various roles in the organization, currently serving as its President. His main areas of academic interest are in global and disaster psychiatry. Dr. Katz joined the Office of Academic and Student Affairs in 2009, where he now holds the position of Director of Professional Development.

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Mind the World Health Gap

Posted August 2, 2010 | 18:18:47 (EST)

Four of the top ten causes of disability in women are psychiatric conditions, according to the World Health Organization's Mental Health Global Action Plan. These conditions include clinical depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and panic disorder. Yet the Obama administration's Global Health Initiative (GHI) turns a blind eye to the enormous...

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