Caitlin M. Pinciotti, PhD

Clinical Psychologist and Researcher

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Among Individuals of Hispanic and Latin American Ancestry: Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Psychotherapy


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Olivia J. Morris, Andrew D. Wiese, C. Pinciotti, Rosa Pacheco, M. C. M. Mallen, Ethan J Schweissing, Keaton J. Soileau, Jonathan S. Victor R. Vanessa Cinthia María Eugenia NaEshia Abramowitz Adorno Aguilar Aguirre Álvarez Ancalade, Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Victor R. Adorno, Vanessa Aguilar, Cinthia Aguirre, María Eugenia Vázquez Alvarez, NaEshia Ancalade, Jacey L. Anderberg, A. A. A. Espinosa, Paul D Arnold, Elizabeth G. Atkinson, Jose N. Ayala, Izabela G. Barbosa, Laura Marcela Barón Castano, Cynthia N. Barrera, Laura M. Benitez, Mariangela Berardo, L. Bernal, Dayan Berrones, John R. Best, T. B. Bigdeli, Hemamalini Bommiasamy, Tania Borda, Lauren E. Browning, Christie L. Burton, Carolina Busto, J. Buxbaum, Jennifer L. Callahan, Ana R. Cebollero-Lopez, Alexandria Chang, Daniel Chávez, J. Chire, M. Muñoz, P. Quiroz, Jonathan S. Comer, Jéssica M. Crivelari, Jennifer Crosbie, James J. Crowley, Isabella A Cruz, V. O. Cruz, Guillermo Dager, Megan M. Dailey, Fre'Dasia M. Daniels, Alyssa Dawson, D. del Río, A. Dev, D. Egbe, R. Ehrenberg, J. M. Erazo, Lucila Fay, E. G. Figueroa, Letizia M. Flecha, Diego A. Forero, Martin E. Franklin, Renee M. Frederick, J. Furr, Olivia M. Gamarra, M. García, M. García, Sheldon R. Garrison, Paola Giusti-Rodríguez, Amin Gonzalez, A. González, R. A. González, Polaris González-Barrios, Wayne K. Goodman, Dorothy E. Grice, J. Guintivano, D. Guttfreund, Matthew Halvorsen, John M. Hettema, Joseph D. Hovey, Jonathan Irreño-Sotomonte, Reinhard Janssen-Aguilar, M. Jensen, A. Reynolds, R. Jiwani, J. A. J. Lujambio, Sabrina Kehrer, James L. Kennedy, Minjee Kook, C. Lack, N. Lanzagorta, L. Lastra, G. Lázaro-Muñoz, M. Longhurst, D. A. L. Martinez, Elba S. Luna, Anna Maclellan, A. H. Marques, Mainor Márquez, Molly Martinez, M. J. Martínez, Karen G. Martinez-Gonzalez, Maria de Los Angeles Matos, M. Mattheisen, Joseph F. McGuire, Dean McKay, Charlene Minaya, Tomás Miño, Carlos Miranda, Sara M. Mithani, A. Morales-Rivero, M. Morgan, M. Morris, Pablo R. Moya, María B. Moyano, Jhonny A. Muñoz, Josselyn S. Muñoz, M. J. Muñoz, R. Nandelenga, Zainab Naqqash, H. Nicolini, A. A. N. Bracho, B. E. N. Bracho, Marcelo O'higgins, Diana P. Obando, Monica E Ochoa, M. Rojas, Marcos Ochoa-Panaifo, L. Castaman, Trinidad Olivos Balmaceda, O. Onyeka, Iliana Ortega, M. Pato, Mariel Paz y Miño, J. L. P. Orellana, Stacey Pereira, Tania Pérez Duarte, Kelly Piacsek, Maritza Placencia, Lorena Ponce, María Belén Prieto, Florencia Puccio, M. Quiroz-Padilla, Iaroslava C. Ramos, R. T. Ramos, Kesley A. Ramsey, Diana Rancourt, Catherine E. Rast, E. Ray, K. R. da Silva, P. Richter, J. C. Rivas, Carolyn I. Rodriguez, Servando Rodriguez Barajas, Maritza J. Romero, Camilo J. Ruggero, Á. Ruiz-Chow, Melisa N. Sagarnaga, Nadeen Salhadar, Nicolás Sánchez, R. Schachar, L. Segovia, Laura D. Seligman, Isaac J. Siegel, Diana Sotelo, S. Stewart, E. Storch, Rachel Stroh, Vissente Tapia Cuevas, K. Timpano, Silvina Tonarelli, Beatriz Treviño-de la Garza, Angela Trujillo, C. Valdés, J. Valdez, Alexie Vallejo-Silva, Javier Vargas‐Medrano, M. I. Vásquez, Isabel Vásquez-Suyo, Anne Ver Mellstrieng, Maria V. Vergara, Guadalupe Vidal-Martínez, Anna K. Young, Gwyneth Zai, L. M. Zappa, R. M. Zepeda-Burgos, Anthony W. Zoghbi, Gustavo S. Gilberto S. Izabela G. Carolina Maria Cecília B Alves Alves Barbosa Cappi Carneiro Costa Delage Dr, Gustavo S. Alves, G. Alves, Izabela G. Barbosa, C. Cappi, M. C. B. Carneiro, Daniel L. C. Costa, Fernanda Z. Delage, C. Dreher, Y. A. Ferrão, G. M. Ferreira, Leonardo F. Fontenelle, D. Fragoso, Monicke O Lima, G. Menezes, E.C. Miguel, M. E. Moreira-de-Oliveira, B. P. Stumpf, L.C. Quarantini, Yana Quarantini-Alvim, Vanessa R Ramos, Maria C. Rosario, Aline S. Sampaio, L. Saraiva, R. Shavitt
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 2024

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Morris, O. J., Wiese, A. D., Pinciotti, C., Pacheco, R., Mallen, M. C. M., Schweissing, E. J., … Shavitt, R. (2024). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Among Individuals of Hispanic and Latin American Ancestry: Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Psychotherapy. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic.


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Morris, Olivia J., Andrew D. Wiese, C. Pinciotti, Rosa Pacheco, M. C. M. Mallen, Ethan J Schweissing, Keaton J. Soileau, et al. “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Among Individuals of Hispanic and Latin American Ancestry: Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Psychotherapy.” Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic (2024).


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Morris, Olivia J., et al. “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Among Individuals of Hispanic and Latin American Ancestry: Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Psychotherapy.” Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 2024.


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@article{olivia2024a,
  title = {Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Among Individuals of Hispanic and Latin American Ancestry: Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Psychotherapy},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic},
  author = {Morris, Olivia J. and Wiese, Andrew D. and Pinciotti, C. and Pacheco, Rosa and Mallen, M. C. M. and Schweissing, Ethan J and Soileau, Keaton J. and Ancalade, Jonathan S. Victor R. Vanessa Cinthia María Eugenia NaEshia Abramowitz Adorno Aguilar Aguirre Álvarez and Abramowitz, Jonathan S. and Adorno, Victor R. and Aguilar, Vanessa and Aguirre, Cinthia and Alvarez, María Eugenia Vázquez and Ancalade, NaEshia and Anderberg, Jacey L. and Espinosa, A. A. A. and Arnold, Paul D and Atkinson, Elizabeth G. and Ayala, Jose N. and Barbosa, Izabela G. and Castano, Laura Marcela Barón and Barrera, Cynthia N. and Benitez, Laura M. and Berardo, Mariangela and Bernal, L. and Berrones, Dayan and Best, John R. and Bigdeli, T. B. and Bommiasamy, Hemamalini and Borda, Tania and Browning, Lauren E. and Burton, Christie L. and Busto, Carolina and Buxbaum, J. and Callahan, Jennifer L. and Cebollero-Lopez, Ana R. and Chang, Alexandria and Chávez, Daniel and Chire, J. and Muñoz, M. and Quiroz, P. and Comer, Jonathan S. and Crivelari, Jéssica M. and Crosbie, Jennifer and Crowley, James J. and Cruz, Isabella A and Cruz, V. O. and Dager, Guillermo and Dailey, Megan M. and Daniels, Fre'Dasia M. and Dawson, Alyssa and del Río, D. and Dev, A. and Egbe, D. and Ehrenberg, R. and Erazo, J. M. and Fay, Lucila and Figueroa, E. G. and Flecha, Letizia M. and Forero, Diego A. and Franklin, Martin E. and Frederick, Renee M. and Furr, J. and Gamarra, Olivia M. and García, M. and García, M. and Garrison, Sheldon R. and Giusti-Rodríguez, Paola and Gonzalez, Amin and González, A. and González, R. A. and González-Barrios, Polaris and Goodman, Wayne K. and Grice, Dorothy E. and Guintivano, J. and Guttfreund, D. and Halvorsen, Matthew and Hettema, John M. and Hovey, Joseph D. and Irreño-Sotomonte, Jonathan and Janssen-Aguilar, Reinhard and Jensen, M. and Reynolds, A. and Jiwani, R. and Lujambio, J. A. J. and Kehrer, Sabrina and Kennedy, James L. and Kook, Minjee and Lack, C. and Lanzagorta, N. and Lastra, L. and Lázaro-Muñoz, G. and Longhurst, M. and Martinez, D. A. L. and Luna, Elba S. and Maclellan, Anna and Marques, A. H. and Márquez, Mainor and Martinez, Molly and Martínez, M. J. and Martinez-Gonzalez, Karen G. and de Los Angeles Matos, Maria and Mattheisen, M. and McGuire, Joseph F. and McKay, Dean and Minaya, Charlene and Miño, Tomás and Miranda, Carlos and Mithani, Sara M. and Morales-Rivero, A. and Morgan, M. and Morris, M. and Moya, Pablo R. and Moyano, María B. and Muñoz, Jhonny A. and Muñoz, Josselyn S. and Muñoz, M. J. and Nandelenga, R. and Naqqash, Zainab and Nicolini, H. and Bracho, A. A. N. and Bracho, B. E. N. and O'higgins, Marcelo and Obando, Diana P. and Ochoa, Monica E and Rojas, M. and Ochoa-Panaifo, Marcos and Castaman, L. and Balmaceda, Trinidad Olivos and Onyeka, O. and Ortega, Iliana and Pato, M. and y Miño, Mariel Paz and Orellana, J. L. P. and Pereira, Stacey and Duarte, Tania Pérez and Piacsek, Kelly and Placencia, Maritza and Ponce, Lorena and Prieto, María Belén and Puccio, Florencia and Quiroz-Padilla, M. and Ramos, Iaroslava C. and Ramos, R. T. and Ramsey, Kesley A. and Rancourt, Diana and Rast, Catherine E. and Ray, E. and da Silva, K. R. and Richter, P. and Rivas, J. C. and Rodriguez, Carolyn I. and Barajas, Servando Rodriguez and Romero, Maritza J. and Ruggero, Camilo J. and Ruiz-Chow, Á. and Sagarnaga, Melisa N. and Salhadar, Nadeen and Sánchez, Nicolás and Schachar, R. and Segovia, L. and Seligman, Laura D. and Siegel, Isaac J. and Sotelo, Diana and Stewart, S. and Storch, E. and Stroh, Rachel and Cuevas, Vissente Tapia and Timpano, K. and Tonarelli, Silvina and la Garza, Beatriz Treviño-de and Trujillo, Angela and Valdés, C. and Valdez, J. and Vallejo-Silva, Alexie and Vargas‐Medrano, Javier and Vásquez, M. I. and Vásquez-Suyo, Isabel and Mellstrieng, Anne Ver and Vergara, Maria V. and Vidal-Martínez, Guadalupe and Young, Anna K. and Zai, Gwyneth and Zappa, L. M. and Zepeda-Burgos, R. M. and Zoghbi, Anthony W. and Dr, Gustavo S. Gilberto S. Izabela G. Carolina Maria Cecília B Alves Alves Barbosa Cappi Carneiro Costa Delage and Alves, Gustavo S. and Alves, G. and Barbosa, Izabela G. and Cappi, C. and Carneiro, M. C. B. and Costa, Daniel L. C. and Delage, Fernanda Z. and Dreher, C. and Ferrão, Y. A. and Ferreira, G. M. and Fontenelle, Leonardo F. and Fragoso, D. and Lima, Monicke O and Menezes, G. and Miguel, E.C. and Moreira-de-Oliveira, M. E. and Stumpf, B. P. and Quarantini, L.C. and Quarantini-Alvim, Yana and Ramos, Vanessa R and Rosario, Maria C. and Sampaio, Aline S. and Saraiva, L. and Shavitt, R.}
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Abstract

Research specific to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among individuals of Hispanic and Latin American (H/L) ancestry is limited, as are culturally-relevant assessment and treatment recommendations. The present paper discusses the implications of underrepresentation of H/L populations in OCD research and emphasizes the need to consider issues related to assessment, treatment, and structural barriers that hinder delivery of culturally appropriate first-line psychotherapy. Recommendations for assessment and treatment are provided to aid clinicians in distinguishing culturally normative thoughts and behaviors from OCD, as well as to inform the implementation of psychotherapeutic interventions with cultural humility. This manuscript offers recommendations for future research to tackle health equity concerns with respect to assessment and treatment, and structural factors limiting access to culturally appropriate psychotherapy. Wide-scale efforts are needed to comprehensively understand how H/L cultures intersect with various OCD presentations and to further disseminate treatments to populations that have historically lacked access to mental healthcare.