Handbook of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome Across Cultures

Section I: Introduction and Overview of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome Assessment and Intervention.- Chapter 1. Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome Seen Through the Cultural Prism: Relevance, Terminology and Book Structure.- Chapter 2. Assessment of Risk for Psychosis.- Chapter 3. Intervention Strategies for Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome: A Review of Current Practice, Evidence, and Future Directions.- Section II: Conceptual and Measurement Foundations of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome.- Chapter 4. Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome among Australian Youth and Young Adults: Early Identification and Intervention.- Chapter 5. Reliability, Validity, Epidemiology, and Cultural Variation of the Structured Interview for Psychosis-risk Syndromes (SIPS) and the Scale of Psychosis-risk Symptoms (SOPS).- Chapter 6. Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Syndromes among Swiss and German Youth and Young Adults: Early Identification and Intervention.- Section III: Borderlands of Cultural and Medical Conceptualizations of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome.- Chapter 7. Early Experiences of Psychotic Illness from a Cross-Cultural Perspective: An Anthropological View from Research in Indonesia.- Chapter 8. Medical Causes of Psychosis: Lessons for Individuals with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome.- Section IV: International Research and Clinical Practice on Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome.- Chapter 9. Identification and Treatment of Youth with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome:  A Canadian Perspective.- Chapter 10. Cultural Considerations in the Treatment of African American Youth with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome: The Importance of Socio-contextual and Clinical Factors.- Chapter 11. Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome among Asian American Youth and Young Adults: A Culturally Relevant Case Illustration Approach.- Chapter 12. Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome among Latino American Youth and Young Adults in the United

Huijun Li received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from University of Arizona in 2003. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and Nationally Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid trainer. Dr. Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities, Florida A&M University. She is also a Research Collaborator of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. Prior to joining Florida A&M University, she served as the Director of Multicultural Research of the Commonwealth Research Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Li has received federal grants and foundation grants to study psychosocial factors such as culture specific beliefs about causes of mental illness, stigma, and barriers to services related to help-seeking behaviors among individuals from diverse backgrounds.  She serves on the Editorial Board of Asian Journal of Psychiatry and Editorial Advisory Board of Psychology in the Schools. She also serves as a Research Committee member of Florida Association of School Psychologists, Ethics Committee member of the International School Psychology Association, and a program reviewer of National Association of School Psychologists. Dr. Li actively contributes to local community services by providing presentations and workshops on children's mental health. Dr. Li served as experienced professional on youth mental health on the local ABC news after the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting incident. Dr. Li is the author or co- author of peer-reviewed journal articles (30), book , book chapters, translated books, and conference presentations.
Daniel I. Shapiro received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Emory University and completed his predoctoral clinical internship in the Veterans Affairs System. He is currently the Project Director of Clinical High-Risk Research at the Commonwealth Research Center of