Catherine Scott, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and attending psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Emergency Service of LAC+USC Medical Center. She teaches and supervises resident physicians and medical students in the assessment and treatment (including psychopharmacology) of trauma-related issues and disorders. Her clinical and research interests include human rights, women s issues, forensics, and the remediation of sexual violence and its effects.