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Guillermo Bernal
Researcher at University of Puerto Rico
Publications - 118
Citations - 6524
Guillermo Bernal is an academic researcher from University of Puerto Rico. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychological intervention & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 116 publications receiving 5888 citations. Previous affiliations of Guillermo Bernal include Carlos Albizu University & University of California, San Francisco.
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Cultural adaptation of treatments: A resource for considering culture in evidence-based practice.
TL;DR: There is a growing interest in whether and how to adapt psychotherapies to take into account the cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic context of diverse ethnocultural groups as mentioned in this paper.
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Ecological validity and cultural sensitivity for outcome research: Issues for the cultural adaptation and development of psychosocial treatments with Hispanics
TL;DR: A preliminary framework for culturally sensitive interventions that strengthen ecological validity for treatment outcome research is presented, consisting of eight dimensions of treatment interventions that can serve as a guide for developing culturally sensitive treatments and adapting existing psychosocial treatments to specific ethnic minority groups.
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State of the science on psychosocial interventions for ethnic minorities.
TL;DR: This chapter examines available data from treatment outcome studies with minorities and examines what is known about outcomes of mental health treatments for ethnic minorities and begins to answer these important questions about providing care to growing and diverse ethnic minority populations.
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The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal treatments for depression in Puerto Rican adolescents.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the efficacy of CBT and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) with depressed adolescents in Puerto Rico and found that IPT was superior to the WL condition in increasing self-esteem and social adaptation.
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Culturally centered psychosocial interventions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review relevant literature concerning the consideration of cultural issues in psychosocial interventions and present arguments in favor of culturally centering interventions, and discuss a culturally sensitive framework that has shown to be effective for working with Latinos and Latinas.