James L. Griffith, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology and Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He also is Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program and Director of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service at George Washington University Hospital. As an educator, Dr. Griffith has developed a program of psychiatric residency training that balances biological and psychosocial therapies in the treatment of patients within their family, community, and cultural contexts. Currently, he provides psychiatric treatment for immigrants, refugees, and survivors of political torture at Northern Virginia Family Services in Falls Church, Virginia. He is a recipient of the Human Rights Community Award from the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area, the Margaret B. and Cyril A. Schulman Distinguished Service Award from the George Washington University Medical Center, the Psychiatrist of the Year Award from the Washington Psychiatric Society, the Distinguished Teacher Award from the George Washington University School of Medicine,and, most recently, the Creative Scholarship Award from the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture.