Steven R. Lopez, Ph.D.,
Professor of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Chicana/o
Studies, University of California at Los Angeles
PowerPoint Presentation - Improving Mental Health Care for Mexican Americans with Serious Mental Illness - Adobe PDF - PowerPoint <- currently being updated.
"Conceptions of Culture,
Family Factors and Course of Schizophrenia"
 Nationally
renowned mental-health researcher Dr. Steven
Lopez spoke on minority mental illness during two talks
on May 19, 2006 in San Antonio, the first in a series of
symposiums underwritten by STIMHR.
Lopez first gave a community
talk on schizophrenia among Hispanics and a subsequent academic
talk entitled "Conceptions of Culture, Family Factors and Course
of Schizophrenia" at the UTSA main campus to raise awareness and
understanding of the roles of socio-cultural and family factors
in schizophrenia.
Lopez was awarded the U.S.
surgeon general's exemplary service award for his contributions
to "Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity," a supplement to
the surgeon general's report on mental health in the United
States.
Published extensively, Lopez'
research focuses on the interplay among socio-cultural factors,
ethnicity and language as they contribute to serious mental
disorders including schizophrenia and depression. In addition to
exploring cultural perspectives in psychological assessment and
clinical practice, he has helped advance knowledge regarding
cultural competence and the quality of mental health care for
Hispanics with mental disorders.
His research on cultural
considerations in psychopathology, assessment and treatment
interventions has appeared in such journals as Schizophrenia
Research, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychiatric Services
and Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
Lopez' books include "Handbook
of Chicana/o Psychology," "Psychopathology: Foundations for
Contemporary Understanding" and "Family Interventions in Mental
Illness: International Perspectives."
See the
archived UTSA Today article>> | 
In
collaboration with UTSA's Cajal Neuroscience Institute, the
Culture and Policy Institute, and Women’s Studies Institute, the
STIMHR Mental Health Speaker Series serves as a research
colloquium that brings distinguished speakers of particular
interest to investigators and students alike from San Antonio
and South Texas. The speaker series program is not only highly
informative, but also provides a forum for mental-health
researchers to engage in networking opportunities and to form
working relationships. The program stimulates and supports these
collaborative opportunities among faculty and students
interested in the mental-health research issues and, in turn, is
strengthened by them. Upcoming STIMHR Speaker Series symposiums
will be announced on this site, through the
