Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES): Investigating Cultural and Ethnic Influences on Mental Health

Instructor(s):

• James Jackson, Director, Institute for Social Research
• Ronald Kessler, Harvard Medical School
• Gilbert Gee, University of California, Los Angeles
• Myriam Torres, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
• Jamie Miller Abelson, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
• Patricia Berglund, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
• Steven G. Heeringa, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
• Sue Ellen Hansen, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
• Stephanie Chardoul, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

The Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES), funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, were initiated in recognition of the need for comprehensive epidemiological data regarding the distributions, correlates, and risk factors of mental disorders among the general population with special emphasis on minority groups. These studies collectively provide the first national data with sufficient power to investigate cultural and ethnic influences on mental disorders. The studies that comprise the CPES initiative were designed to be integrated and represent the household population of adults aged 18 and older residing in the coterminous United States. The studies contain significant oversamples of respondents of African American and Afro-Caribbean descent (National Study of American Life, NSAL), and Latino and Asian descent (National Latino and Asian American Study, NLAAS).The final study is the National Comorbidity Survey, Replication (NCS-R). The CPES provides researchers access to the individual studies -- NLAAS, NSAL, and NCS-R -- as well as the combined CPES dataset, which contains over 20,000 cases.

The training program will educate researchers about the background and goals of the three studies comprising CPES, the complexities of the instrumentation and datasets, the diagnostic algorithms and other constructed variables, the sample design and weights, appropriate techniques for the analysis of complex sample survey data, and concrete examples of analytic strategies.

The CPES investigators will join a classroom discussion via video-conference or in-person.

Due to funding availability, this may be the last year that this course will be offered.

Application deadline: Friday, June 12, 2009

Applications are competitive. Applicants should include a CV and a brief statement of interest. Supporting materials can be submitted electronically through the Summer Program registration portal on each applicant's Summer Program page.

Fee: There will be no tuition fees for accepted participants.

Dates:  June 22-25 

This course is limited to 25 participants.