Ethnic minorities are underserved in the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders. Moreover, there is little evidence-based research to guide the development and implementation of treatments for mood disorders in this population. This workshop will address the problem of recruiting African Americans for multi-site trials in mood research. First-person accounts and the role of historically black colleges will be featured.

• Samuel Okpaku, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Behavioral Sciences, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
• Eleanor Murphy, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Yvonne Smith, Office of Consumer and Family Affairs, D.C. Department of Mental Health Washington, D.C.
• Orisa O’Neal, author, Recruiting Depressed African American Families, Washington, D.C.
• Moderator: William Lawson, M.D., Ph.D., chair, Department of Psychiatry, Howard University, Washington, D.C.