TABLE 6.

Summary of Studies Evaluating Ethnicity as a Moderator of Treatment Effects in Randomized Controlled Trials

Significant Ethnicity Effectsa

Null Effectsb

Arnold et al., 2003 (For one of four variables, superior outcomes for African American [behavioral treatment vs. control] and Latino youth [combined treatment vs. control] over Caucasian youth.) Huey et al., 2004 (Superior outcomes for African American vs. European American youth on one of two variables.) Lochman & Wells, 2004 (Superior outcomes for White vs. African American youth on one of two variables.) Rohde et al., 2006 (For Whites, depression recovery faster in CBT compared to life-skills/tutoring control; for “non-Whites,” recovery time did not differ by condition.) Weiss et al., 1999 (For 2 of 16 variables, African American youth in treatment showed improvement or no effects, whereas Caucasian youth in treatment deteriorated relative to controls.)

Borduin et al., 1995 (also see Schaeffer et al., 2005, for similar results at 13.7-year follow-up) Clark et al., 1998 Cohen et al., 2004 Henggeler et al., 1992 Henggeler, Pickrel, & Brondino, 1999 (also see Henggeler et al., 2002, for similar results at 4-year follow-up) Lochman & Wells, 2003 Silverman, Kurtines, Ginsburg, Weems et al., 1999,Weiss et al., 2003

Notes: CBT = Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

^aN = 5.

^bN = 8.