Publications
(* INDICATES GRADUATE STUDENT CO-AUTHOR; + INDICATES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AUTHOR)
Understanding Treatment-seeking behavior
*Ishikawa, R., Cardemil, E.V., & Falmagne, R. (2010). Help-seeking and help-receiving for emotional distress among Latino men and women.
Qualitative Health Research, 20, 1558-72.
Cardemil, E.V., Adams, S.T., Calista, J.L., Connell, J., Encarnación, J., Esparza, N.K., Frohock, J., Hicks, E., *Kim, S., Kokernak, G., McGrenra, M., Mestre, R., Pérez, M., *Pinedo, T.M., Quagan, R., Rivera, C., Taucer, P., & Wang, E. (2007). The Latino Mental Health Project: A local mental health needs assessment.
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34, 331-341.
Sociocultural Influences on Psychological Processes
*Pollastri, A. R., Cardemil, E. V., & *O’Donnell, E. H. (2010). Self-esteem in pure bullies and bully/victims: A longitudinal analysis.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25, 1489-1502.
*O’Donnell, E.H., +Moreau, M., Cardemil, E.V., & *Pollastri, A. (2010). Interparental conflict, parenting, and childhood depression: The role of general cognitive style.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39, 12-22.
*Davidson, T.M., & Cardemil, E.V. (2009). Parent-child communication and parental involvement in Latino adolescents.
Journal of Early Adolescence, 29, 99-121.
*Sarmiento, I., & Cardemil, E.V. (2009). Family functioning and depression in low-income Latino couples.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 35, 432–445.
Examining the Role of Culture in Psychotherapy
Cardemil, E.V., *Moreno, O., & *Sanchez, M. (2011). One size does not fit all: Cultural considerations in evidence-based practice for depression. In C. Beevers, D. Springer, and A. Rubin (Eds.),
Treatment of Depression in Adolescents and Adults: Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice
(pp. 221-243). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.
Cardemil, E.V. (2010).
Cultural adaptations to empirically supported treatments: A research
agenda. The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, 7,
8-21.
Cardemil, E.V. (2010). The complexity of culture: Do we embrace the challenge or avoid it?
The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, 7, 41-47.
Cardemil, E.V., & *Sarmiento, I. (2009). Clinical approaches to working with Latino adults. In F. A. Villarruel, G. Carlo, J. M. Grau, M. Azmitia, N. Cabrera, & T.J. Chahin (Eds.),
Handbook of Latino Psychology (pp. 329-345). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Cardemil, E.V. (2008). Culturally sensitive treatments: Need for an organizing framework.
Culture and Psychology, 14, 357-367.
Cardemil, E.V. & Battle, C. (2003). Guess who’s coming to therapy? Getting comfortable with conversations about race and ethnicity in psychotherapy.
Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 34, 278-286.
Depression Prevention
Cardemil, E.V., *Kim, S., *Davidson, T.M., *Sarmiento, I., *Ishikawa, R., *Sanchez, M., & *Torres, S. (2010). Developing a culturally appropriate depression prevention program: Opportunities and challenges. Special issue of
Cognitive & Behavioral Practice, 17, 188-197.
Cardemil, E.V., *Kim, S., *Pinedo, T.M., & Miller, I.W. (2005). Developing a culturally appropriate depression prevention program: The Family Coping Skills Program.
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 11, 99-112.
Cardemil, E.V., Reivich, K.J., Beevers, C.G., Seligman, M.E.P., & James, J. (2007). The prevention of depressive symptoms in inner-city middle school students: 2 year follow-up.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 313-327.
Cardemil, E. V., Reivich, K. J., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). The prevention of depressive symptoms in low-income minority middle-school students.
Prevention & Treatment, 5, Article 8.
Cardemil, E.V. (2002). Preventing paralysis in culture-based research: negotiating obstacles.
Prevention & Treatment, 5, Article 14.
Contact Information
Mental health, culture, and community research program
Esteban Cardemil, Ph.D.
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610 508-793-7264

