Data for Caucasian, African American, Asian American, and Latino college-student samples were compared for several popular self-report scales of psychopathology. Significant group differences were obtained for all scales, with the Caucasian sample consistently having the lowest means. Some gender effects and interactions with ethnic group were also observed. The authors discuss implications of these findings for use of these scales, including implications for use of Caucasian norms with other ethnic samples.

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Subcomponents of the N200 component of the event-related brain potential believed to be differentially sensitive to involuntary and voluntary cognitive processes were examined. Nonpatients (N = 131) identified initially by the Chapman and Depue research scales and classified later on the basis of diagnostic symptom clusters and family psychiatric history provided converging evidence for an intact mismatch negativity subcomponent. In contrast, the N2b subcomponent distinguished several groups of subjects. Results suggested abnormal voluntary cognitive processing, perhaps reflecting compensatory efforts in subjects at risk for or manifesting psychopathology, particularly those showing negative symptoms.

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Some of the intellectual and historical traditions of the field of marital and family counseling suggest that counselors cat have a broader therapeutic role in the n communities if the-venture out of their offices to deliver programs in community settings and engage in prevention and education activities. The mechanics and benefits of such an approach to a community-oriented divorce intervention program are described.