2025
Response to Psychotherapy by Clients With Varying Levels of Distress Treated in a Graduate Student Outpatient Clinic
O’Brien M, O’Leary C, Cannon T, Lympus C, Salinger J, Prelli F, Gale M. Response to Psychotherapy by Clients With Varying Levels of Distress Treated in a Graduate Student Outpatient Clinic. Training And Education In Professional Psychology 2025, 19: 124-133. DOI: 10.1037/tep0000508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcome Questionnaire-45Levels of distressResponse to psychotherapyPositive therapeutic allianceIndividual psychotherapyCognitive reappraisalPerseverative thinkingTherapeutic allianceSelf-CompassionTraining clinicTherapeutic relationshipPsychological processesPsychological skillsPsychotherapyCourse of treatmentEnd treatmentRepeated-measures analysisRepeated-measures analysis of varianceDistressContext variablesRepeated-measuresClientsAnalysis of varianceDoctoral studentsOutpatient clinicPreliminary Feasibility, Acceptability and Referral Efficacy of a Drop-In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Group to Promote Enrollment in Standard DBT Skills Group
Aunon F, Carretta R, Lovell J, Wolkowicz N, Decker S. Preliminary Feasibility, Acceptability and Referral Efficacy of a Drop-In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Group to Promote Enrollment in Standard DBT Skills Group. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2025, 32: 244-257. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2024.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDBT skills groupSkill groupsDialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills GroupDialectical behavior therapyEvidence-based treatmentsDBT skillsBehavioral therapyMindfulness practiceTreatment readinessAmbivalent clientsPretreatment interventionClientsPreliminary feasibilitySkillsMindfulnessAcceptanceSessionsEfficacyParticipantsPretreatmentReferralGroupInterventionAssociations between interpersonal synchrony and clients’ perception of session quality are moderated by depression severity
Stolowicz-Melman D, Atzil-Slonim D, Paz A, Bar-Kalifa E, Gilboa-Schechtman E, Feldman R. Associations between interpersonal synchrony and clients’ perception of session quality are moderated by depression severity. Psychotherapy Research 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-11. PMID: 40049158, DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2025.2462150.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Motivational Interviewing
Pilkey D, Britt E, Martino S. Motivational Interviewing. 2024, 3759-3774. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51366-5_68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual Orientation Microaggression Rating Scale (SOMRS): Development and Association With Alliance Ruptures
Sergi J, Babl A, Warren J, Pachankis J, Eubanks C. Sexual Orientation Microaggression Rating Scale (SOMRS): Development and Association With Alliance Ruptures. Psychotherapy 2024, 61: 191-197. PMID: 39115920, PMCID: PMC11315359, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority clientsWithdrawal rupturesMinority clientsRating ScaleIn-session behaviorCognitive behavioral treatmentGood interrater reliabilitySexual orientation microaggressionsSexual minority individualsAlliance rupturesTherapeutic allianceBehavioral treatmentSessions of treatmentReducing depressionSubstance useSelf-ReportObservational measuresMinority individualsInterrater reliabilityMicroaggressionsBisexual menSexual orientationSessionsClientsAnxietySuicidal Obsessions or Suicidal Ideation? A Case Report and Practical Guide for Differential Assessment
Mattera E, Ching T, Zaboski B, Kichuk S. Suicidal Obsessions or Suicidal Ideation? A Case Report and Practical Guide for Differential Assessment. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2024, 31: 259-271. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideationCognitive-behavioral frameworkBehavioral criteriaLow familiarityBehavioral frameworkBehavioral responsesFuture researchCommon measurement toolsExtant literatureOCDCase exampleEvidence-based guideDifferential assessmentObsessionIdeationThoughtMeasurement toolsEmotionsPractical guideFamiliaritySuicidalityInaccurate assessmentInterventionClientsPhenomenologyLGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder
Jennings T, Gleason N, Pachankis J, Bőthe B, Kraus S. LGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 413-428. PMID: 38592797, PMCID: PMC11220820, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behavior disorderMental health professionalsSexual behavior disorderBehavioral disordersMinority stress theoryHealth professionalsClinical recommendationsPreliminary clinical recommendationsMental health conditionsLGBQ clientsDevelopment of mental health conditionsTheoretical orientationTreatment recommendationsLGBQ populationInternational Classification of DiseasesPreliminary natureLGBQClassification of diseasesEvidence-based principlesAssessment recommendationsDisordersStress theorySociocultural contextInternational ClassificationClients
2023
Early disruptions to syringe services programs during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Nikitin B, Bromberg D, Pykalo I, Ivasiy R, Islam Z, Altice F. Early disruptions to syringe services programs during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1229057. PMID: 38074770, PMCID: PMC10702598, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1229057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyringe service programsHIV prevention servicesHarm reduction servicesService programsWidespread HIV epidemicsSemi-structured interviewsIllicit drug usePreventive servicesHIV/AIDS preventionOutreach workersHIV epidemicReduction servicesClients transitionClient’s opennessHIV outbreakService provisionUnique clientsDrug useInterviewsPWIDHarmServicesNGO supportClientsInjection paraphernaliaClient experience of food assistance programs among adults in the United States: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol
Rhodes E, Nyhan K, Okoli N, Duffany K, Rodriguez M, Perkins B, Ross D, Pérez-Escamilla R. Client experience of food assistance programs among adults in the United States: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1193451. PMID: 37719734, PMCID: PMC10501444, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1193451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood assistance programsAssistance programsQualitative studyPrimary qualitative studiesUnited StatesClient experiencePositive experiencesGRADE-CERQual approachExperiences of clientsQualitative evidence synthesis protocolSecurity organizationsCommunity membersQualitative evidence synthesisKey partnersThematic synthesisHealth practitionersHigh-quality programmingDevelopment of measuresReview findingsExperienceGrey literatureKey aspectsArticleClientsPartnersPsychology Trainee and Supervisor Perspectives of Multicultural Supervision
Adams LJ, MacLean RR, Portnoy GA, Beauvais J, Stacy MA. Psychology Trainee and Supervisor Perspectives of Multicultural Supervision. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 78-85. PMID: 35311340, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulticultural supervisionMulticultural competencePsychology traineesClinical psychologySupervisors’ perspectivesTherapy relationshipSupervisorsLittle researchSupervision techniquesClient's perspectiveSupervisionTraineesCohorts of internsCompetenceHarassmentClientsPsychologyEthnic backgroundVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemSuperviseesConceptualizationIdentityBeingPerspectiveBehavior
2022
System-Centered Care: How Bureaucracy and Racialization Decenter Attempts at Person-Centered Mental Health Care
Desai M, Paranamana N, Dovidio J, Davidson L, Stanhope V. System-Centered Care: How Bureaucracy and Racialization Decenter Attempts at Person-Centered Mental Health Care. Clinical Psychological Science 2022, 11: 476-489. PMID: 37333799, PMCID: PMC10275339, DOI: 10.1177/21677026221133053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological sciencePsychosocial processesBasic psychosocial processMental health organizationsCovert formsMental health carePowerful influenceDeterminants of careStructural biasesPerson-centred careClientsFindingsIntentionalityHealth systemObjectsHealth OrganizationBiasesHealth careObjectificationCarePersonsClinical operationsRacismBiasContextAn Evidence-Based Approach for Treating Stress and Trauma due to Racism
Williams M, Holmes S, Zare M, Haeny A, Faber S. An Evidence-Based Approach for Treating Stress and Trauma due to Racism. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2022, 30: 565-588. PMID: 38037647, PMCID: PMC10686550, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbout Treatments ThatWork™
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. About Treatments ThatWork™. 2022, v-cp.p13. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.002.0007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapy techniquesBasic psychological processesLGBTQ clientsSubstance use problemsMental health practitionersMental health challengesPsychological processesDistinct stressorsPsychological distressUse problemsTherapy techniquesUnique needsLGBTQ individualsStressorsHealth practitionersClientsWorkbookAnxietyDistressTherapistsSkillsBeingDepressionHealth challengesIndividualsIntroduction to LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Introduction to LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. 2022, 3-12. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersCognitive-behavioral principlesCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment-seeking populationMental health problemsCisgender individualsMental healthDisadvantaged social statusMoodSocial statusLGBTQ populationsLGBTQ peopleDisordersHealth problemsEpidemiological studiesPeopleIndividualsQueer peopleClientsTreatmentStressLGBTQExcess burdenLesbiansTransgenderHistory, Basic Principles, and Outline of LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. History, Basic Principles, and Outline of LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. 2022, 13-34. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnified ProtocolMaladaptive emotion regulation strategiesEmotion regulation strategiesCognitive-behavioral treatmentMore adaptive waysOverwhelming emotional experiencesStress-related symptomsRegulation strategiesEmotional experienceBehavioral therapyUncomfortable emotionsAdaptive wayEmotionsBehavioral healthLGBTQ peopleCognitiveAnxietyMain premiseDepressionTreatment principlesIndividualsClientsBasic principlesPeopleExperienceModule 1: Setting Goals and Building Motivation for LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Module 1: Setting Goals and Building Motivation for LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. 2022, 77-c6.p134. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyImportance of motivationMental health treatmentBehavioral therapyBuilding motivationClient symptomsHealth treatmentClient readinessTreatment goalsMotivationBetter treatment outcomesSessionsTreatment outcomesCognitiveModule contentReadinessSkillsGoalSymptomsCommitmentClientsFostersAssessmentProgress recordsModule 5: Increasing Cognitive Flexibility
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Module 5: Increasing Cognitive Flexibility. 2022, 161-c10.p173. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModule 6: Countering Emotional Behaviors
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Module 6: Countering Emotional Behaviors. 2022, 185-c11.p153. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchForms and Worksheets
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Forms and Worksheets. 2022 DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.005.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapy techniquesBasic psychological processesLGBTQ clientsSubstance use problemsMental health practitionersMental health challengesPsychological processesDistinct stressorsPsychological distressUse problemsTherapy techniquesUnique needsLGBTQ individualsStressorsHealth practitionersClientsWorkbookAnxietyDistressTherapistsSkillsBeingDepressionHealth challengesIndividuals
2021
“Day-to-Day, It’s a Roller Coaster. It’s Frustrating. It’s Rewarding. It’s Maddening and It’s Enjoyable”: A Qualitative Investigation of the Lived Experiences of Addiction Counselors
Oberleitner DE, Marcus R, Beitel M, Muthulingam D, Oberleitner LMS, Madden LM, Eller A, Barry DT. “Day-to-Day, It’s a Roller Coaster. It’s Frustrating. It’s Rewarding. It’s Maddening and It’s Enjoyable”: A Qualitative Investigation of the Lived Experiences of Addiction Counselors. Psychological Services 2021, 18: 287-294. PMID: 31580103, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction counselorsWork rolesExperiences of counselorsAddiction treatment settingsHuman resource specialistsWork motivationIntrinsic motivationExtrinsic motivationPositive feedbackEnjoyment of challengesNegative feedbackWorkplace opportunitiesCounselorsLived experienceQualitative investigationMotivationTreatment settingsPsychologistsLimited researchResource specialistsRoller coasterTheory analysisExperienceInterdisciplinary teamClients
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