Multicultural Care

Lillian Comas-D amp iacute az, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in full-time private practice and a clinical professor in the George Washington University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Previously, she was a faculty member of the Yale University Department of Psychiatry, where she also directed its Hispanic Clinic. The author of more than publications, Dr. Comas-D amp iacute az is the coeditor of Clinical Guidelines in Cross-Cultural Mental Health (with Ezra Griffith, 988), Women of Color: Integrating Ethnic and Gender Identities in Psychotherapy (with Beverly Greene, 994), WomanSoul: The Inner Life of Women's Spirituality (with Carole A. Rayburn, 2 8), and Women Psychotherapists: Journeys in Healing (with Marcella Bakur Weiner, 2 ). She is the founding editor of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, the official journal of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minorities Issues (Division 45 of APA). In addition, she serves on several editorial boards and is an associate editor of American Psychologist. Dr. Comas-D amp iacute az is a past president of Psychologists in Independent Practice (Division 42 of APA) and former director of the APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs.