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Psychiatrists may play crucial roles in multidisciplinary emergency response teams supporting both survivors and other responders. However, no previous study has yet explored the evidence discussing and supporting these roles. We aimed to synthesize available evidence featuring the roles of psychiatrists in disaster response in order to guide future research, training and public policy. We conducted a narrative review applying a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA)-guided search of four databases: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library, using a strategy combining disaster-related terms with those related to psychiatric and psychological crisis interventions. We included in this review original quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies reporting interventions during or after disasters in which psychiatrists played an active role. 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