Cultural Considerations in Latino American Mental Health

Harvette Grey, PhD, is the former Executive Director of the Cultural Center and Founding Director of the Women's Center at DePaul University. She is also past President of the Association of Black Psychologists. Dr. Grey has had a wide range of professional experience, from being a community psychologist to an administrator in several settings. Her specialties include providing and designing culturally focused services and treatments for America's racial and ethnic minority populations. Brittany Hall-Clark, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She works with the STRONG STAR multidisciplinary PTSD research consortium, primarily as a research therapist. She completed her PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include culturally competent treatment, cultural variables in mental health, and racial/ethnic differences in PTSD.

Foreword by Melba Vasquez ; Preface ; About the Editors ; Contributors ; 1. The Browning of the United States from Generalizations to Specifics: A Mental Health Perspective ; J. Manuel Casas, Saul G. Alamilla, Ana P. Cabrera, and Susana Ortega ; 2. Latino Adolescents and Acculturation ; Lisa M. Edwards ; 3. Treatment of Depression in US Latina/o Adolescents ; Ignacio David Acevedo-Polakovich and Elvia Y. Valencia ; 4. Depression among Latinos across the Lifespan ; Rachel Zack Ishikawa and Esteban V. Cardemil ; 5. Substance Abuse in Latino/a Adolescents ; Elvia Y. Valencia and Ignacio David Acevedo-Polakovich ; Appendix ; Multiracial Individuals in Therapy: Clinical Considerations across the Lifespan ; Lisa M. Edwards and Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti ; Index