RECRUITING AND RETAINING LOW-INCOME LATINOS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY-RESEARCH

This article offers suggestions for recruiting and retaining low-incom e Latinos in treatment studies. Because Latinos underuse traditional m ental health services, places such as medical centers or churches with large Latino constituents are suggested as useful alternative sources . To keep Latinos in research protocols, providing culturally sensitiv e treatments are necessary Culturally sensitive treatments should inco rporate families as part of recruitment efforts, particularly older me n in the family. in addition, showing respect is an important aspect o f traditional Latino culture that includes using formal titles and tak ing time to listen carefully. Finally, traditional Latinos tend to lik e interactions with others that are more warm and personal than is gen erally part of a research atmosphere.