The Gender and Cross-Cultural Study Group was chaired by Kimberly Yonkers, M.D., and the Cross-Cultural Issues Sub-Group was co-chaired by Roberto Lewis-Fernández, M.D., M.T.S. The study group was convened to address gender, racial, and ethnic issues in mental disorders, including differences in symptoms, symptom severity, and course of illness. Its members conducted thorough reviews of the literature and secondary analyses of international data sets to determine where possible differences exist and have advised work group members in addressing these differences, either in the text descriptions of the disorders or possibly in the diagnostic criteria themselves. The members of the Gender and Cross-Cultural Issues Study Group are listed below.
Members
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Kimberly A. Yonkers, M.D., Yale University
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Roberto Lewis-Fernández, M.D., M.T.S., Columbia University
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Renato D. Alarcon, M.D., M.P.H., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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Diana E. Clarke, Ph.D., M.Sc., American Psychiatric Association
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Javier I. Escobar, M.D., M.Sc., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
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Ellen Frank, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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James S. Jackson, Ph.D., Institute for Social Research
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Spero M. Manson, Ph.D. (2007 – 2008)
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James P. McNulty, A.B., Sc.B., Mental Health Consumer Advocates of Rhode Island
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Leslie C. Morey, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
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William E. Narrow, M.D., M.P.H., American Psychiatric Association
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Roger Peele, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A., Montgomery County Government
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William M. Womack, M.D., University of Washington
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Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health