Frederick T. L. Leong, PhD, is division head and professor of applied psychology in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. He was previously a professor of psychology at Michigan State University where he also served as the director of the Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research. Dr. Leong has authored or coauthored over 300 journal articles and book chapters and edited or coedited 15 handbooks and 13 books. He is founding editor of the Asian American Journal of Psychology and served as associate editor of the Archives of Scientific Psychology and American Psychologist. Guillermo Bernal, PhD, was a professor of psychology (retired) at the University of Puerto Rico and director of the Institute for Psychological Research. His work has focused on research, training, and the development of mental health services for ethnocultural groups. He is an early contributor to the dialogue on cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments. His team generated evidence on the efficacy of culturally adapted cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy, carried out translations and development of instruments, and published on factors associated to vulnerability of depression. His cultural adaptation framework has served as a guide to many in the field of psychotherapy research. NiCole T. Buchanan, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Michigan State University. She is a faculty affiliate of MSU's Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research, the Center for Interdisciplinarity, the Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence, and the Center for Gender in Global Context and is an affiliated educator for the Center for Institutional Courage. Dr. Buchanan counts over 130 professional publications and is an invited speaker for audiences worldwide. She researches the interplay of race, gender, and victimization, and also studies how nontraditional research is marginalized and strategies for creating more equitable processes in organizations. Dr. Buchanan has received national and international awards for her research, teaching, and professional service.
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This volume provides a focused review of clinical psychology in communities of color from the twin perspectives of diagnosis and assessment, and treatment and interventions. Despite the increasing demand for psychotherapy among communities of color, the field of clinical psychology has not been able to adequately address the need for services and reduce existing mental health disparities in these populations. The book's editors and chapter authors aim to help to eliminate these disparities, offering this book in anticipation that it will become a framework for training clinical psychologists in providing culturally sensitive and evidence-based treatments. The first objective of the book is to provide a state-of-the-art review of psychopathology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and psychotherapy outcomes across African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanic Americans. The second objective is to use an evidence-based approach to examine the influence of culture in assessment, psychopathology, and treatment. Chapters in Part I address diagnosis and assessment among these populations, while chapters in Part II discuss treatments and interventions. Each part ends with a commentary article by leading scholars in the field. With the goal of advancing the field of the clinical psychology in communities of color, this volume will be indispensable for a multidisciplinary audience conducting clinical research and providing clinical services.
Contributors Introduction: Progress and Challenges in Clinical Psychology in Communities of Color Frederick T.L. Leong, Guillermo Bernal, and NiCole Buchanan Part I. Diagnosis and Assessment Chapter 1. Diagnosis and Assessment With Black Americans: Reducing Bias and Improving Assessment Outcomes NiCole T. Buchanan & Beverly Greene Chapter 2. ?? Assessing and Diagnosing Latinos Alfonso Martinez-Taboas, Margarita Francia, and Viviana Padilla-Martinez Chapter 3. Clinical Diagnosis and Assessment with Asian Americans: Cultural Validity and Measurement Equivalence Frederick T. L. Leong, Zornitsa Kalibatseva, and Chun Chen Chapter 4. Socio-Historical-Cultural Dimensions for Consideration in the Psychological Assessment of American Indians and Alaska Natives Jeff King and Joseph E. Trimble Chapter 5. Commentary: Race and Ethnic Group Differences in Assessment and Diagnosis: Where to Go With What We Know Lisa Suzuki, Jen Ying-Zhen Ang, Brittany Matthews, and A. Jordan Wright Part II. Treatments and Interventions Chapter 6. CBT for the Treatment of Mental Illness in Black/African Americans: The Current Evidence Base Alfiee Breland-Noble and Trenita Childers Chapter 7. Psychotherapy for Depression in Adult Latinos: A Systematic Review of the Science Cristina Adames & Guillermo Bernal Chapter 8. Culturally Informed Evidence-Based Clinical Strategies and Mental Health Treatments for Asian Americans Lauren Berger, Cindy Y. Huang, and Nolan Zane Chapter 9. Mental Health Intervention with Native American and Alaskan Native People Beth Boyd, Yolanda Flores Niemann, and Cori M. Bazemore-James Chapter 10. Commentary: Psychosocial Intervention Research for Communities of Color: Weaving a Tapestry to Advance the Field Steven R. Lopez and Linda Garro Index About the Editors