In collaboration with universities and funders, Pacific Clinics Training Institute conducts evidence-based research
in behavioral health areas of concern. This leading-edge research translates into new standards of care and best practices which improves quality of care.
Family Intervention for Severe Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder
An integrated treatment approach studying the combination of the most effective psycho-social intervention in
single and multi-family formats.
In collaboration with UCLA and Dartmouth College,
Departments of Psychiatry, and Massachusetts General Hospital
Culturally Adapted Treatment Adherence for Latinos
with Schizophrenia through Family Intervention
To break the cycle of repeated hospitalizations due to low compliance with treatment and medications among
Latino youths, this first empirical study aims to improve treatment compliance with a combination of culturally
sensitive outreach, education, and skills training in a five-year project which also includes families.
Co-investigators: Alex Kopelowicz, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry,
UCLA
Geffen
School of Medicine, and Roberto Zarate, Ph.D.,
UCLA clinical researcher.
Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health
Treatment of Negative Symptoms and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
The study treats and measures the effects of amino acids in improving activity, emotional expression,
and
cognitive functioning.
In collaboration with UCLA and Columbia Universities,
Departments of Psychiatry; Maryland Psychiatric Research
Center; and the Nathan Kline Institute, New York
Online Family Support and Education for Schizophrenia
An investigation into reaching individuals and families who face barriers to clinic-based services due to
health, transportation, geographical, and other limitations through Internet usage.
In collaboration with the UCLA Department of Psychiatry
Relapse Prevention: Physiological Precursors to Schizophrenia
A study on the alterations in electrodermal activity as early indications of acute psychotic symptoms.
In collaboration with the UCLA Department of Psychiatry
The Asian Coalition for Healthy Adolescents Project (CHAP)
One of the very few prevention programs designed for Asian high school students and their parents,
this project
encompasses leadership training, life management skills, and substance abuse/HIV prevention.
Funded by the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For more information, contact Pacific Clinics
Institutional Review Board Chair at (626) 793-5141 x1307
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