Depression in Latinos

Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola is Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis. He is also Founding Director of the newly developed Center for Reducing Health Disparities at UC Davis Health System. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola is the on-site Principal Investigator of the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey (MAPSS), the largest mental health study conducted in the U.S. on Mexican Americans. He is a member of the National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). He holds several World Health Organization (WHO) advisory board and consulting positions, and is the Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Consortium. He is also Chair Elect of the Board of Directors of the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) and a member of the NMHA’s Executive Board of Directors. He is actively involved in several key areas of national and international mental health. His extensive research includes cross-national comparative epidemiologic research on patterns and correlates of mental disorders and substance abuse in general population samples, and the development of culturally and linguistically sensitive mental health diagnostic instruments and the delivery of culturally and linguistically appropriate treatments. He is a licensed clinical-community psychologist who formally trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy for depressive and anxiety disorders with over two decades of experience providing psychotherapy services to Spanish-speaking consumers and their families.

• Sociodemographic, Epidemiological, Linguistic, and Cultural Factors in Depression in Latinos.- The Context of Depression in Latinos in the United States.- Latino Population Demographics, Risk Factors, and Depression: A Case Study of the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey.- Descriptive Epidemiology of Depression in Latin America and Hispanics in the United States.- Comorbidity: Depression and Substance Abuse.- Cultural Considerations in the Diagnosis and Classification of Depression: The Hispanic Perspective.- Prevention, Screening, Assessment, and Diagnosis of Depression.- Prevention of Depression in Latinos.- Assessment of Depression Symptoms: Self-report Paper-and-Pencil and Computerized Questionnaires.- Diagnosis of Depression Among Latino Children and Adults.- Treatment of Depression.- Psychosocial Treatments for Depression with Adult Latinos.- Pharmacological Treatment of Depression in Hispanic Americans.- Community-Based Interventions for Depression.- Gender and Life-Cycle Issues.- Women and Depression: The Influence of Gender in Major Depressive Disorder.- Depression in Latino Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Treatment.- Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Depression in Older Latinos.