Elie Karam
Psychiatrist, St. George Hospital University Medical Center (Lebanon)
Dr. Karam has worked at the American University of Beirut since 1980, and in parallel founded the Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology at St. George Hospital Medical Center, Balamand University, Faculty of Medicine in Lebanon, of which he is currently Professor and Head since 2001. Dr. Karam also founded the IDRAAC (Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care) in 1985 and is currently the institution’s Executive Director. IDRAAC is an institute solely devoted to Research and Field Services in Mental Health. (www.idraac.org). IDRAAC’s research has addressed a variety of important regional and international issues such as violence (including war), depression, bipolar disorders, suicide, substance abuse, childhood disorders, burden and treatment of mental health disorders, temperament etc. Dr. Karam also founded M.I.N.D (Medical Institute for Neuropsychological Disorders) in 1985. M.I.N.D clinics are outpatient facilities that are best known for this multi-specialist approach delivered by experts in the field of psychiatry, psychology, social work and nursing.