title: The development of a culturally informed, family-focused treatment for schizophrenia.
abstract: With the changing demographics in the United States, there is an increasing need for psychotherapy interventions that have been tailored for and empirically evaluated with culturally diverse groups. This article discusses the development and evaluation of a family-focused, culturally informed therapy for schizophrenia (CIT-S) that is currently being pilot tested at the University of Miami. Case examples of CIT-S with participating families are provided, along with a discussion of interesting and challenging cultural issues that we have encountered during the pilot phase of this treatment study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0751, USA. aweisman@miami.edu
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weisman
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Vamsi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koneru
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wasserman
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012067:Religion; D012559:Schizophrenia