April 20, 2009 13000 Words 1 Table Trauma and Disasters in Social and Cultural Context Laurence J. Kirmayer, MD 1 Hanna Kienzler, MA 2 Abdel Hamid Afana, PhD 3 Duncan Pedersen, MD, MPH 4 1. James McGill Professor & Director, Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University & Director, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Jewish General Hospital 2. Doctoral candidate, Department of Anthropology, McGill University 3. President, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Survivors (IRCT) 4. Associate Scientific Director International Programs, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and Associate Professor, Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University Address correspondence to the first author at: Culture and Mental Health Research Unit Jewish General Hospital 4333 Côte Ste-Catherine Road Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E4 laurence.kirmayer@mcgill.ca