Janie Hong, Ph.D.

All Publications

• The Importance of Learning Style in Case Formulation-Driven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Case Study CLINICAL CASE STUDIES Gasperetti, C. E., Hong, J. J. 2021

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• Reducing Mental Health Disparities by Increasing the Personal Relevance of Interventions AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST Hall, G., Berkman, E. T., Zane, N. W., Leong, F. L., Hwang, W., Nezu, A. M., Nezu, C., Hong, J. J., Chu, J. P., Huang, E. R. 2021; 76 (1): 91-103

  Abstract

  One of the most persistent health disparities is the underutilization of mental health services by people of color. Neither evidence-based treatments (universal focus) nor culturally adapted treatments (group focus) have reduced these disparities. We propose the personal relevance of psychotherapy (PROP) model, which integrates universal, group, and individual dimensions to determine the personal relevance of interventions. A cultural example of personal relevance among people of East Asian ancestry involves "face" (i.e., one's prestige and position in society), which may moderate treatment outcomes. Pragmatic intervention approaches focused on helping individuals cope with specific external problems, compared to managing a "personal" disease, can effectively "restore" face. Thus, social problem-solving interventions may be more personally relevant to many people of East Asian ancestry than are approaches that are internally focused. In addition, we posit that social neuroscience can offer unique opportunities above and beyond self-report measures when assessing the impact of PROP and the personal relevance of interventions for diverse populations. Our preliminary evidence upon testing this hypothesis indicated that among Asian Americans, exposure to problem-solving therapy content elicited significantly greater neural activity in brain areas associated with personal relevance compared to exposure to cognitive-behavioral therapy content. Identifying personally relevant interventions has the potential to reduce mental health disparities by increasing engagement with mental health services for diverse groups. The increased client engagement produced by personally relevant interventions also has the potential to make mental health services more effective for diverse groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

  View details for DOI 10.1037/amp0000616

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• Anxiety disorders in Asians and Asian Americans. Asian journal of psychiatry Hong, J. J. 2014; 7 (1): 74-6

  Abstract

  This paper provides a brief overview of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the anxiety disorders, particularly as it relates to Asians and Asian Americans. The diagnostic changes brought by the DSM-5 and the implications of these changes are discussed.

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ajp.2013.11.013

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• Culturally-Competent Treatments for Asian Americans: The Relevance of Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Psychotherapies. Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association Nagayama Hall, G. C., Hong, J. J., Zane, N. W., Meyer, O. L. 2011; 18 (3): 215-231

  Abstract

  The development of effective treatments for Asian Americans is important because treatment disparities continue to exist for this population. Because of their theoretical grounding in East Asian philosophies, mindfulness and acceptance-based psychotherapies appear to constitute promising ways to provide culturally responsive mental health care to Asian Americans. However, in practice these approaches often reflect conceptions of mental health that are more consistent with Western world views. We review points of intersection and divergence between Western-based mindfulness and acceptance psychotherapies and Asian American cultural values. We then propose a culturally syntonic approach that accentuates certain components of mindfulness and acceptance psychotherapies and adapts other components of these approaches to be more consistent with Asian American cultural values.

  View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01253.x

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• Cultural mediators of self-reported social anxiety BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY Hong, J. J., Woody, S. R. 2007; 45 (8): 1779-1789

  Abstract

  East Asians generally endorse higher social anxiety than do Westerners. Widely used measures of social anxiety, however, may not account for different social values across cultures. Drawing from Korean (n=251) and Euro-Canadian (n=250) community samples, this study used a cross-sectional design to examine the relationship between ratings of social anxiety and beliefs and self-views typically found in East Asian cultures. Results indicated that independent self-construal and identity consistency, views of the self that are typically associated with Western cultures, fully mediate the ethnic difference on self-reported social anxiety. Moreover, two indicators of East Asian views of the self in social contexts (interdependent self-construal and self-criticism) were partial mediators. Overall, the data suggest conceptualizations of pathological social anxiety may need to be revised to be useful for studying individuals in East Asian cultures.

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2007.01.011

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• Benzodiazepine discontinuation difficulties in panic disorder: conceptual model and outcome for cognitive-behavior therapy. Current pharmaceutical design Otto, M. W., Hong, J. J., Safren, S. A. 2002; 8 (1): 75-80

  Abstract

  There is consistent support for the efficacy of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) to aid the successful discontinuation of benzodiazepine (BZ) medication in patients with panic disorder, and help these individuals maintain treatment gains while off medication. In this article, we provide a conceptual model for BZ discontinuation difficulties in patients with panic disorder. Outcome studies are reviewed, and are placed in the context of other evidence for the efficacy of CBT in patients with this disorder.

  View details for DOI 10.2174/1381612023396726

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• Cognitive-behavior therapy for discontinuation of SSRI treatment of panic disorder: a case series. Behaviour research and therapy Whittal, M. L., Otto, M. W., Hong, J. J. 2001; 39 (8): 939-45

  Abstract

  In this report we describe the outcome of eight outpatients with panic disorder and agoraphobia who discontinued their treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) in the context of a structured, group program of cognitive-behavior therapy. All patients successfully discontinued their SSRI medication while demonstrating clinical improvement. These results were maintained at 3-month follow-up. This case series suggests that manualized CBT for discontinuation of benzodiazepine treatment for panic disorder may be successfully applied to SSRI discontinuation as well.

  View details for DOI 10.1016/s0005-7967(00)00067-x

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