Alex Kopelowicz
Titles
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Associate Professor In-Residence, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Faculty, and Staff, UCLA Health
Staff, UCLA Health
Contact Information
Email
akopel@ucla.edu Phone
Work Phone Number:
818-837-8150
Biography
Publications
A selected list of publications:
Kopelowicz Alex, Zarate Roberto, Wallace Charles J, Liberman Robert Paul, Lopez Steven R, Mintz Jim
The ability of multifamily groups to improve treatment adherence in
Mexican Americans with schizophrenia
Archives of general psychiatry,
2012; 69(3):
265-73.
Aguilera Adrian, López Steven R, Breitborde Nicholas J K, Kopelowicz Alex, Zarate Roberto
Expressed emotion and sociocultural moderation in the course of
schizophrenia
Journal of abnormal psychology,
2010; 119(4):
875-85.
Breitborde Nicholas J K, López Steven R, Kopelowicz Alex
Expressed emotion and health outcomes among Mexican-Americans with
schizophrenia and their caregiving relatives
The Journal of nervous and mental disease,
2010; 198(2):
105-9.
Breitborde Nicholas J K, López Steven R, Chang Christina, Kopelowicz Alex, Zarate Roberto
Emotional over-involvement can be deleterious for caregivers' health:
Mexican Americans caring for a relative with schizophrenia
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology,
2009; 44(9):
716-23.
Alarcón Renato D, Becker Anne E, Lewis-Fernández Roberto, Like Robert C, Desai Prakash, Foulks Edward, Gonzales Junius, Hansen Helena, Kopelowicz Alex, Lu Francis G, Oquendo MarÃa A, Primm Annelle, Primm Annelle
Issues for DSM-V: the role of culture in psychiatric diagnosis
The Journal of nervous and mental disease,
2009; 197(8):
559-660.
López Steven R, Lara Ma del Carmen, Kopelowicz Alex, Solano Susana, Foncerrada Hector, Aguilera Adrian
La CLAve to increase psychosis literacy of Spanish-speaking community
residents and family caregivers
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology,
2009; 77(4):
763-74.
López Steven R, RamÃrez GarcÃa Jorge I, Ullman Jodie B, Kopelowicz Alex, Jenkins Janis, Breitborde Nicholas J K, Placencia Perla
Cultural variability in the manifestation of expressed emotion
Family process,
2009; 48(2):
179-94.
O'Brien Mary P, Zinberg Jamie L, Ho Lorena, Rudd Alexandra, Kopelowicz Alex, Daley Melita, Bearden Carrie E, Cannon Tyrone D
Family problem solving interactions and 6-month symptomatic and
functional outcomes in youth at ultra-high risk for psychosis and with
recent onset psychotic symptoms: a longitudinal study
Schizophrenia research,
2009; 107(2-3):
198-205.
Zahedi Sohrab, Burchuk Robert, Stone David C, Kopelowicz Alex
Gun laws and the involuntarily committed: a California road map
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law,
2009; 37(4):
545-8.
O'Brien Mary P, Zinberg Jamie L, Bearden Carrie E, Lopez Steven R, Kopelowicz Alex, Daley Melita, Cannon Tyrone D
Parent attitudes and parent adolescent interaction in families of
youth at risk for psychosis and with recent-onset psychotic symptoms
Early intervention in psychiatry,
2008; 2(4):
268-76.
Lin Ching-Lan Esther, Kopelowicz Alex, Chan Chin-Hong, Hsiung Ping-Chuan
A qualitative inquiry into the Taiwanese mentally ill persons'
difficulties living in the community
Archives of psychiatric nursing,
2008; 22(5):
266-76.
Kopelowicz Alex, Ventura Joseph, Liberman Robert Paul, Mintz Jim
Consistency of Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale factor structure across
a broad spectrum of schizophrenia patients
Psychopathology,
2008; 41(2):
77-84.
O'Brien Mary P, Zinberg Jamie L, Bearden Carrie E, Daley Melita, Niendam Tara A, Kopelowicz Alex, Cannon Tyrone D
Psychoeducational multi-family group treatment with adolescents at
high risk for developing psychosis
Early intervention in psychiatry,
2007; 1(4):
325-32.
Mintz Jim, Kopelowicz Alex
CUtLASS confirms CATIE
Archives of general psychiatry,
2007; 64(8):
978; author reply 979-80.
Horan William P, Ventura Joseph, Mintz Jim, Kopelowicz Alex, Wirshing Donna, Christian-Herman Jennifer, Foy David, Liberman Robert P
Stress and coping responses to a natural disaster in people with
schizophrenia
Psychiatry research,
2007; 151(1-2):
77-86.
Vega William Armando, Karno Marvin, Alegria Margerita, Alvidrez Jennifer, Bernal Guillermo, Escamilla Michael, Escobar Javier, Guarnaccia Peter, Jenkins Janis, Kopelowicz Alex, Lagomasino Isabel T, Lewis-Fernandez Roberto, Marin Humberto, Lopez Steven, Loue Sana
Research issues for improving treatment of U.S. Hispanics with
persistent mental disorders
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2007; 58(3):
385-94.
Kopelowicz Alex, Liberman Robert Paul, Zarate Roberto
Recent advances in social skills training for schizophrenia
Schizophrenia bulletin,
2006; 32 Suppl 1(3):
S12-23.
Kopelowicz Alex, López Steven R, Zarate Roberto, O'Brien Mary, Gordon Jamie, Chang Christina, Gonzalez-Smith Veronica
Expressed emotion and family interactions in Mexican Americans with
schizophrenia
The Journal of nervous and mental disease,
2006; 194(5):
330-4.
O'Brien Mary P, Gordon Jamie L, Bearden Carrie E, Lopez Steve R, Kopelowicz Alex, Cannon Tyrone D
Positive family environment predicts improvement in symptoms and
social functioning among adolescents at imminent risk for onset of
psychosis
Schizophrenia research,
2006; 81(2-3):
269-75.
Liberman Robert Paul, Kopelowicz Alex
Sustained remission of schizophrenia
The American journal of psychiatry,
2005; 162(9):
1763; author reply 1763-4.
Kopelowicz Alex, Liberman Robert P, Ventura Joseph, Zarate Roberto, Mintz Jim
Neurocognitive correlates of recovery from schizophrenia
Psychological medicine,
2005; 35(8):
1165-73.
Liberman Robert Paul, Kopelowicz Alex
Recovery from schizophrenia: a concept in search of research
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2005; 56(6):
735-42.
Kern Robert S, Green Michael F, Mitchell Sharon, Kopelowicz Alex, Mintz Jim, Liberman Robert P
Extensions of errorless learning for social problem-solving deficits
in schizophrenia
The American journal of psychiatry,
2005; 162(3):
513-9.
Kopelowicz Alex, Zarate Roberto, Gonzalez Smith Veronica, Mintz Jim, Liberman Robert Paul
Disease management in Latinos with schizophrenia: a family-assisted,
skills training approach
Schizophrenia bulletin,
2003; 29(2):
211-27.
Kopelowicz Alex, Liberman Robert Paul
Integrating treatment with rehabilitation for persons with major
mental illnesses
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2003; 54(11):
1491-8.
Kern Robert S, Liberman Robert P, Kopelowicz Alex, Mintz Jim, Green Michael F
Applications of errorless learning for improving work performance in
persons with schizophrenia
The American journal of psychiatry,
2002; 159(11):
1921-6.
Liberman Robert Paul, Kopelowicz Alex
Teaching persons with severe mental disabilities to be their own case
managers
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2002; 53(11):
1377-9.
Kopelowicz Alex, Zarate Roberto, Gonzalez Veronica, Lopez Steven R, Ortega Paula, Obregon Nora, Mintz Jim
Evaluation of expressed emotion in schizophrenia: a comparison of
Caucasians and Mexican-Americans
Schizophrenia research,
2002; 55(1-2):
179-86.