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Critical Research Issues in Latino Mental Health
Mental Disorders among Latinos: Biological
and Psychosocial Influences on Diagnosis and Treatment
Princeton , New Jersey

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE AGENDA

Monday, November 7, 2005
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Introductions, Welcoming Remarks and Outline of the Meeting
John Petillo, Ph.D. President University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Sonia Delgado Chair of the Board of Trustees University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Javier Escobar, M.D. Professor and Chair UMDNJ— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Richard Nakamura, Ph.D Deputy Director National Institute of Mental Health Christopher Kosseff President and CEO UMDNJ—University Behavioral Healthcare
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address Victoria Arango, Ph.D. Columbia University Neurobiology of Suicide: Lessons from the Postmortem Brain.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 – 11:20 a.m.	Presentation 1 Consuelo Walss-Bass, Ph.D. University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Association Analyses of the Neuregulin 1 Gene with Schizophrenia and Manic Psychosis in a Hispanic Population Discussant/Mentor: Francisco Moreno, M.D. University of Arizona
11: 20 – 12:10 p.m.	Presentation 2 Sandy Magaña, Ph.D., M.S.W. University of Wisconsin— Madison Latino Family Caregivers of Adults with Schizophrenia: The Effects of Different Forms of Subjective Burden on Depression Discussant/Mentor: Marvin Karno, M.D. UCLA
12:10 – 1:40 p.m.	Lunch
1:40 – 2:30 p.m.	Presentation 3 R. Enrique Varela, Ph.D. Tulane University Cultural Variations in Anxiety Symptoms and Fears: A Multi-method Assessment of Mexican, Latin American Descent, and European American Children Discussant/Mentor: Hector Bird, M.D. Columbia University
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 – 3:50 p.m.	Presentation 4 Jesus Bucardo, M.D., M.P.H. University of California— San Diego Psychosocial Treatment and Service Utilization among Older Latinos with Schizophrenia and other Psychoses Discussant/Mentor: Steve Lopez, Ph.D. UCLA
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Dinner
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Poster Session
	• Jodi Gonzalez, Ph.D. University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Illness and Treatment Characteristics among Anglos, African Americans and Latinos with Bipolar Disorder: Findings from the First 2000 Patients in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder. Discussant/Mentor: Barry Lebowitz, Ph.D. University of California— San Diego • Sonya Grant Arreola, Ph.D., M.P.H. San Francisco Department of Public Health Sexual Risk among Latino Gay Men: Modeling the link between childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual risk Discussant/Mentor: Sana Loue, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University • Irene Lopez, Ph.D. UCLA Family Research Consortium Ataque de Nervios in Puerto Rican Mainland and Island Children Discussant/Mentor: William Vega, Ph.D. UMDNJ— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School • David Nowell, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Medical School Differential Endorsement of Hallucination Experience among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Patients: Increasing Diagnostic Accuracy and Utility of the Clinical Interview Discussant/Mentor: Esperanza Diaz, M.D. Yale University • Liat Ayalon, Ph.D. University of California— San Francisco Beliefs About the Causes of Mental Illness Explain Low Levels of Mental Health Service Use in Ethnic Minority Older Adults Mentor: Janis Jenkins, Ph.D. University of California— San Diego • Leopoldo Cabassa, Ph.D. University of Southern California “It’s like being in a labyrinth”: Latino Immigrants’ Perceptions of Depression and Attitudes Toward Treatments Mentor: Peter Guarnaccia, Ph.D. Rutgers University • Maria Hernandez, M.S.W. University of Wisconsin— Madison Midlife and Aging Latina Mother’s Narratives of How They Help Their Adult Child with Schizophrenia Mentor: Janis Jenkins, Ph.D. University of California— San Diego • Carlos Lopez, M.D. Universidad de Antioquia Family-Based Association Study Of Neurodevelopment Genes with Schizophrenia in a Colombian Population Mentor: Michael Escamilla, M.D. University of Texas— San Antonio
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 – 12:20 p.m.	Presentation 5 Julian Manetti-Cusa, Psy.D. Columbia University Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms in Latino Primary Care Patients: A Descriptive Analysis of Psychiatric Comorbidity and the Association of Physical Symptoms with Psychopathology and Physical Impairment Discussant/Mentor: Carlos Blanco, M.D. Columbia University Mentor: Gregory Simon, M.D., M.P.H. University of Washington
12:20 – 1:50 p.m.	Lunch
1:50 – 2:40 p.m.	Presentation 6 Carlos Palacio, M.D. Universidad de Antioquia Identification of Suicide Risk Factors in Medellín, Colombia: A Case-Control Study of Psychological Autopsy Discussant/Mentor: Victoria Arango, Ph.D. Columbia University
2:40 – 3:30 p.m.	Presentation 7 Gerardo Villarreal, M.D. University of New Mexico Sensory Gating Deficit in PTSD Discussant/Mentor: Jose Canive, M.D. University of New Mexico
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 – 4:35 p.m.	Presentation 8 Sapana Patel, Ph.D. Columbia University Predictors of Utilization of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Hispanic Patients Discussant/Mentor: Margarita Alegria, Ph.D. Harvard University
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.	Cocktails/ Hors D’Oeuvres
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Grant Writing Workshop Mark Chavez, Ph.D. & Michael Sesma, Ph.D. National Institute of Mental Health Ivan Montoya, M.D., M.P.H. National Institute on Drug Abuse