That was the report of “Psychological and Behavioral Responses to catastrophe,” a lecture in the social sciences given in the Radcliffe Gymnasium Tuesday (April 24) by Ursano, who is chairman of the area of Psychiatry and director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Md. Ursano, is that they understand the behaviors associated with such events. But perhaps even more crucial, according to Robert J. In addition to advising state and local governments - as well as federal and universal agencies from the station of Defense

to the World Bank - CSTS, established in 1987 as part of USUHS’s office of Psychiatry, conducts independent research, leads education initiatives, and trains first responders and other mental health workers on catastrophe preparedness.

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© 2007 The President and Fellows of Harvard College By Elizabeth Gehrman
Special to Harvard News Office

Mental health professionals are aware of the importance of understanding the kinds of illnesses - such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - that can conclusion from disasters both natural and human-made.

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