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Daniel Feaster:

Goodkin K, Feaster DJ, Asthana D, Blaney NT, Kumar M, Baldewicz T, Tuttle RS, Maher KJ, Baum MK, Shapshak P, & Fletcher MA. (1998). A bereavement support group intervention is longitudinally associated with salutary effects on the CD4 cell count and number of physician visits. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 5(3), 382-391.

Goodkin K, Feaster DJ. (1998). Meta analysis and the need for study quality control. Pain Forum, 7(2), 90-94.

Goodkin K, Feaster DJ, & Baldewicz T. (1998). Meta analysis: a time for closer scrutiny in applications to pain research? Pain Forum, 7(2), 100-103.

Heseltine PNR, Goodkin K, Atkinson JH, Vitiello B, Rochon J, Heaton RK, Eaton E, Wilkie F, Sobel E, Brown S, Feaster D, Schneider L, Stover E, and Koslow SH. (1998). Randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of Peptide T for HIV-associated cognitive impairment. Archives of Neurology, 55(1), 41-51.


Wilkie FL, Goodkin K, Eisdorfer C, Feaster D, Morgan R, Fletcher MA, Blaney NT, Baum MK, & Szapocznik J. (1998). Mild Cognitive Impairment and Risk of Mortality in HIV-1 Infection. J Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 10, 125-132.

Victoria Mitrani:

Mitrani, V.B., Feaster, D.J., McCabe, B.E., Czaja, S.J. & Szapocznik, J. (in press). Adapting the Structural Family Systems Rating to assess the patterns of interaction in families of dementia caregivers. The Gerontologist.

Mitrani, V.B., Santisteban, D.A., & Muir, J.A. (2004). Addressing immigration-related separations in Hispanic families with a behavior-problem adolescent. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74 (3), 219-229.

Mitrani, V.B., Prado, G., Feaster, D.J., Robinson-Batista, C. & Szapocznik, J. (2003). Relational Factors and Family Treatment Engagement among Low-Income, HIV+ African American Mothers. Family Process, 42,     31-45.

Mitrani, V.B., & Czaja, S.J. (2000). Family-based therapy for dementia caregivers: Clinical observations.  Aging and Mental Health. 4 (3), 200-209.

Mitrani, V.B., Szapocznik, J., & Robinson, C. (2000).  Structural Ecosystems Therapy with seropositive African American mothers.  In W. Pequegnat & J. Szapocznik (Eds.) Inside Families: The Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS.  Rockville, MD: National Institute of Mental Health, 243-280.

Mitrani, V.B., Santisteban, D.A., & Muir, J.A. (2004). Addressing immigration-related separations in Hispanic families with a behavior-problem adolescent. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74 (3), 219-229.


Joan Muir:

Zayas, L., Torres, L., Muir, J. & DesRosiers, F. (1996).  Clinicians’ definitions of ethnically sensitive therapy.  Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 27, 78-82.

Greenhill, L. & Muir, J. (Under review).  Childhood diagnostic measures.  In D. Zarin & N. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of psychiatric outcome measures.  Washington DC.:  American Psychiatric Association.

Santisteban, D.A., Muir, J., Mitrani, V.B., Szapocznik, J. (Under review).  Integrating the study of ethnic culture and family intervention science.  In H. Liddle, D. Santisteban, R. Levant & J. Bray (Eds.), Family Psychology Intervention Science. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association Press. 

Muir, J. & Procidano, M.E. (In preparation).  Maternal bonding, separation, anxiety and depression among Caribbean immigrant college students. 


Hilda Pantin:

Szapocznik, J., Kurtines, W.M., Santisteban, D.A., Pantin, H., Scopetta, M., Mancilla, Y., Aisenberg, S., McIntosh, S., & Coatsworth, J.D. (1997).  The evolution of a structural ecosystemic theory for working with Latino families.  In J. Garcia & M.C. Zea (Eds.)  Psychological interventions and research with Latino populations  (pp. 166-190).  Boston, Massachusetts:  Allyn & Bacon, Publishers.

Szapocznik, J., Ceballos, A., Scopetta, M., Pantin, H., Santisteban, D., & Elias, M. (1994).  Shenandoah:  A school-based intervention.  In J. Szapocznik (Ed.) A Hispanic/Latino family approach to substance abuse prevention (pp. 171-203).  Rockville, MD:  Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Frauenglass, S., Routh, D., Pantin, H.M., & Mason, C. (1997).  Family support decreases influence of deviant peers on Hispanic adolescents’ substance use.  Journal of Clinical Child Psychology.

Pantin, H.M., & Carver, C.S. (1982).  Induced competence and the bystander effect.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 12(2).


Mike Robbins:

Alexander, J.F., Sexton, T., Robbins, M.S.  (In preparation).  The developmental status of family therapy in family psychology intervention science.  In H Liddle, D. Santisteban, R. Levant, J. Bray (Eds.), Family Psychology Intervention Sciences.

Robbins, M.S., Alexander, & Turner, C.W. (submitted for publication).  Disrupting defensive family interactions in family therapy with delinquent youth.

Robbins, M.S., & Szapocznik, J. (Submitted for publication).  Structural family therapy.  Bulletin for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  Washington D.C.

Robbins, M.S., Szapocznik, J., Alexander, J.F., & Miller, J.R. (1998).  Family systems therapy with children and adolescents, Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, (Volume 5).  Oxford: Pergamon.

Robbins, M.S., Alexander, J.F., Newell, R.M., & Turner, C.W. (1996).  The immediate effect of reframing on client attitude in family therapy.  Journal of Family Psychology, 10(1), 28-34.

Alexander, J.F., Newell, R.M., Robbins, M.S., & Turner, C.W. (1995).  Observational coding in family therapy process research.  Journal of Family Psychology, 19, 355-363.

Daniel Santisteban:

Liddle, H., Santisteban, D. A., Levant, R. & Bray, J. (Co-Editors; in press).  Family Psychology Intervention Science.  Washington, D.C.:  American Psychological Association Press.

Santisteban, D., Muir, J.  A., Mitrani, V.  B. & Szapocznik, J.  (In press).  Integrating the study of ethnic culture and family psychology intervention science.  In H. Liddle, D.A. Santisteban, R. Levant, & J. Bray (Eds).  Family Psychology Intervention Science.  Washington, D.C.:  American Psychological Association Press.

Santisteban, D.A., Coatsworth, J.D., Perez-Vidal, A., Mitrani, V., Jean-Gilles, M. & Szapocznik, J. (1997) Brief structural strategic family therapy with African American and Hispanic High Risk Youth:  A report of outcome.  Journal of Community Psychology, 25 (5), 453-471.

Santisteban, D.A., Szapocznik, J., Perez-Vidal, A., Kurtines, W., Murray, E.J., & LaPerriere, A. (1996). Efficacy of Interventions for engaging Youth/Families into treatment and  some variables that may contribute to differential effectiveness. Journal of Family Psychology, 10(1), 35-44.

Szapocznik, J., Kurtines, W., Santisteban, D.A. & Rio, A.(1990) The interplay of advances among theory, research and application in treatment interventions aimed at behavior problem children and adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 58 (6), 696-703.


José Szapocznik:


Pequegnat, W., & Szapocznik, J. (Eds.) (2000). Working with families in the era of  HIV/AIDS.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Szapocznik, J., & Williams, R.A. (2000).  Brief strategic family therapy: Twenty-five years of interplay among theory, research and practice in adolescent behavior problems and drug abuse.  Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 3 (2), 117-135.

Szapocznik, J., & Hervis, O.E. (2000).  Brief Strategic Family Therapy: A revised manual. Manuscript in preparation for the National Institute on Drug Abuse Treatment Manual Series, NIDA, Rockville, Maryland.

Szapocznik, J., & Coatsworth, J.D. (1999).  An ecodevelopmental framework for organizing the influences on drug abuse: A developmental model of risk and protection.  In M. Glantz & C.R. Hartel (Eds.) Drug abuse: Origins and interventions (pp. 331-366).  Washington, D.C: American Psychological Association Press.  

Szapocznik, J., Kurtines, W.M., Santisteban, D.A. & Rio, A.T. (1990).  The interplay of advances among theory, research, and application in treatment interventions aimed at behavior problem children and adolescents.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology [Special series: Research on Therapies for Children and Adolescents], 58 (6), 696-703.


Szapocznik, J. & Kurtines, W. (1989).  Breakthroughs in family therapy with drug abusing problem youth.  New York:  Springer.



We are working on setting up a database for the complete set of publications, along-with their abstracts and a select set of downloads.  For more information about these or other publications, please contact Maria Padron at (305) 243-4592.



Presentations
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Presentations at the first National Conference of the Hispanic Science Network, Washington D.C., Nov 8 - 10, 2001

' Welcoming remarks and overview of the NHSN '
- Dr. José Szapocznik, at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network 
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001


' Scientific opportunities and current research in  HIV/AIDS and drug abuse with Hispanics '

- Dr. Skip Francis, Director, Center on AIDS and Other Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse, National Institute on Drug Abuse, at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' Strategies for Successful Grant Writing '
- Dr. Joe Frascella, Chief, Clinical Neurology Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001


' Biological basis of drug abuse treatment '

- Dr. Ivan Montoya, Clinical Officer, Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' Adolescent Substance Use in Latinos: Developmental Issues '
- Dr. Ana Mari Cauce at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' What do we know about the development and family treatment of Hispanic adolescent drug abuse? '
- Dr. Daniel Santisteban at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' Cultural and community factors in drug use among Hispanics: beyond immediate social environment '
- Dr. Bryan Page at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' Cultural and community factors '
- Dr. Avelardo Valdez at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' Research on blending empirically based treatment models in clinical settings '
- Dr. Hortensia Amaro at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' Behavioral Treatment Research at NIDA: Opportunities for Hispanic Researchers & Research '
- Dr. Lisa Onken, Chief, Behavioral Treatment Development Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' CTN and NHSN '
- Dr. Betty Tai, Director, Center for the Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' Health services research at NIDA '
- Dr. Peter Delany, Deputy Director, Division of Epidemiology Services and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001

' National Strategic Planning meeting for the NHSN '
- Dr. Hortensia Amaro at the first National conference of the National Hispanic Science Network
Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10, 2001


Other Presentations: 

' The Role of Families in the Prevention of Troubled Adolescence '
- Dr. José Szapocznik's presentation at the Opening Ceremony, Strengthening Families Conference, co-sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Justice, CSAP and U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services. 
Washington D.C., Jan. 31, 2000



' Restoring a Child's Natural Habitat: Environmental Factors that Impact Adolescent Development '

- Talk delivered by Dr. José Szapocznik at "Our Children, Our Future" Conference, sponsored by the the Law Offices of the Public Defender Eleventh Circuit of Florida
Miami, FlMar. 30th, 2000


' Families in the Prevention and Treatment of Co-occuring Disorders  '

- Plenary presentation to the First Joint Annual Meeting of the National Association of the State Alcohol/Drug Abuse, Directors (NASADAD) and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) by Dr. José Szapocznik 
Reno, NV
, Jun. 4th, 2000


' Prevention of Adolescent Deviant Behaviors in Hispanic Families '

- Talk delivered by Dr. José Szapocznik as a Plenary Speaker at a Hispanic Families and Mental Health Prevention Town Meeting organized by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
, Jul. 26th, 2000


' The Role of Research in Moving Clinical Ideas to Clinical Practice '

- Talk delivered by Drs. Victoria Mitrani, Michael Robbins, Daniel Santisteban & José Szapocznik at the annual conference of the American Family Therapy Academy
Miami Beach, FL
, Jun. 28th, 2003


' Hispanic Adolescents: Problem Behavior '

- Talk delivered by Dr. José Szapocznik at Miami-Dade County Public School
Miami, FL
, Nov. 22nd, 2003


' A cultural perspective on Hispanic students '
- Talk delivered by Dr. José Szapocznik at Miami-Dade County Public School
Miami, FL
, Mar. 19th, 2004



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