Clinical Psychology in Communities of Color

Frederick T. L. Leong, PhD, is professor of psychology (industrial/organizational and clinical psychology programs) and director of the Center for Multicultural Psychology Research at Michigan State University. He has authored or coauthored more than 120 articles in various psychology journals, 70 book chapters, and also edited or coedited 10 books. He is editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Counseling (Sage) and editor for the APA Division 45 book series on Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Psychology. Dr. Leong is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 1, 2, 12, 17, 45, 52), Association for Psychological Science, Asian American Psychological Association, and the International Academy for Intercultural Research. His major research interests center around culture and mental health, cross-cultural psychotherapy (especially with Asians and Asian Americans), and cultural and personality factors related to career choice and work adjustment. He has served as president of APA’s Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race) as well the Asian American Psychological Association, and the Division of Counseling Psychology in the International Association of Applied Psychologists. He has served on the APA Board of Scientific Affairs, the Minority Fellowship Program Advisory Committee, and the Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training (CEMRRAT2) Task Force. He was the 2007 corecipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

This volume provides a focused review of clinical psychology in communities of color from the twin perspectives of diagnosis/assessment and treatment.

Series Foreword Frederick T. L. Leong Chapter 1. Introduction Frederick T. L. Leong, Guillermo Bernal, and NiCole T. BuchananPart I. Diagnosis and Assessment Chapter 2. Diagnosis and Assessment With Black Americans: Reducing Bias and Improving Assessment Outcomes Nicole T. Buchanan and Beverly Greene Chapter 3. Assessing and Diagnosing Latinos Alfonso Martínez-Taboas, Margarita Francia, and Viviana Padilla-Martínez Chapter 4. Clinical Diagnosis and Assessment with Asian Americans: Cultural Validity and Measurement Equivalence Frederick T. L. Leong and Zornitsa Kalibatseva Chapter 5. Socio-Historical-Cultural Dimensions for Consideration in the Psychological Assessment of American Indians and Alaska Natives Jeff King and Joseph E. Trimble Chapter 6. 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 WrightPart II. Treatments and Interventions Chapter 7. CBT for the Treatment of Mental Illness in African/Black Americans: The Current Evidence Base Alfiee Breland-Noble, Trenita Childers, and Cheryl Anne Boyce Chapter 8. Psychotherapy for Depression in Adult Latinos: A Systematic Review of the Science Cristina Adames and Guillermo Bernal Chapter 9. Culturally Informed Evidence-Based Clinical Strategies and Mental Health Treatments for Asian Americans Lauren Berger, Cindy Huang, and Nolan Zane Chapter 10. Mental Health Intervention with American Indian and Alaska Native People Beth Boyd, Yolanda Flores Niemann, and Cori M. Bazemore-James Chapter 11. Psychosocial Intervention Research for Communities of Color: Weaving a Tapestry to Advance the Field Steven R. Lopez and Linda Garro About the Editors