COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION AND PANIC DISORDER IN A LATINA CLIENT - CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CASE FORMULATION

The purpose of this report is to describe a culturally, sensitive appr oach to cognitive-behavioral case formulation and treatment of depress ion and panic disorder in a Central American woman. Cognitive-behavior al models of depression and panic disorder are reviewed, including sup porting empirical evidence, and then a culturally sensitive approach t o case formulation is described beginning with a brief overview of be Central American experience as well as strategies for doing outreach t o Latinos based on their mental health and medical service utilization patterns. Finally, strategies for engaging Latino clients in therapy and for applying specific cognitive-behavioral interventions are prese nted. (C) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.