2024
Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China
Yi M, Li X, Chiaramonte D, Sun S, Pan S, Soulliard Z, Eisenstadt B, Ljótsson B, Hagaman A, Pachankis J. Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 181: 104605. PMID: 39029333, PMCID: PMC11371497, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet-based CBTCognitive-behavioral therapySexual minority menSocial-cognitive mechanismsYoung sexual minority menMinority stressMinority menSession completionBehavioral healthSexual minority individualsModeration analysisAlcohol useMinority individualsMental healthInternalized stigmaFollow-upStigma experiencesRandomized controlled trialsSessionsTreatment efficacySecondary outcomesControlled trialsPrimary outcomeAffirmative supportHealth
2023
Age-Varying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Mental Health, Treatment Utilization, and Social Stress: A Population-Based Study
Bränström R, Fellman D, Pachankis J. Age-Varying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Mental Health, Treatment Utilization, and Social Stress: A Population-Based Study. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2023, 10: 686-698. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational health care registriesHealth care registriesSexual orientation disparitiesCare registriesRisk of exposureMental healthHigh-risk alcohol useOrientation disparitiesHealth Survey 2018Population-based surveySymptoms of depressionMental health problemsSocial stressSocial stressorsSexual minority individualsHeterosexual individualsTreatment utilizationElevated riskAge 70Age patterningHealth problemsAge groupsMinority individualsAlcohol useDepressionGuided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach
Pachankis J, Soulliard Z, Layland E, Behari K, Seager van Dyk I, Eisenstadt B, Chiaramonte D, Ljótsson B, Särnholm J, Bjureberg J. Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2023, 169: 104403. PMID: 37716019, PMCID: PMC10601985, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet-based CBTCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological distressAnxiety symptomsMinority stressInternet-based cognitive behavioral therapyInternet cognitive behavioural therapyMental healthHIV transmission risk behaviorsLGBTQ youthYouth mental healthICBT participantsPreliminary efficacyAcceptable treatmentIntervention acceptabilityTreatment approachesAlcohol useMost outcomesStigmatizing conditionSuicidal thoughtsWeekly assessmentsBehavioral healthFuture researchGroup comparisonsParticipants
2022
Mental Health, Alcohol Use, and Substance Use Correlates of Sexism in a Sample of Gender-Diverse Sexual Minority Women
Scheer JR, Batchelder AW, Wang K, Pachankis JE. Mental Health, Alcohol Use, and Substance Use Correlates of Sexism in a Sample of Gender-Diverse Sexual Minority Women. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 222-235. PMID: 35677582, PMCID: PMC9173652, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority womenDrug-related consequencesGender minoritiesPsychological distressMinority womenMental healthTraditional gender normsPatriarchal social structuresSelf-report measuresAlcohol-related consequencesBehavioral health outcomesHegemonic masculinityGender normsSocial structureHeterosexual womenSexismSubstance use correlatesBehavioral health issuesCisgender womenCultural practicesAlcohol usePrior researchBehavioral healthCurrent studyHealth outcomesToward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Minority Women: Voices From Stakeholders and Community Members
Scheer J, Clark K, McConocha E, Wang K, Pachankis J. Toward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Minority Women: Voices From Stakeholders and Community Members. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2022, 30: 471-494. PMID: 37547128, PMCID: PMC10403251, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health needsSexual minority womenMental health servicesMinority womenCognitive behavioral therapy interventionDelivery of CBTMental health problemsCognitive behavioral therapyClinical providersElevated riskCommunity members' perspectivesTherapy interventionClinical practiceHealth problemsHealth needsHealth servicesCBT interventionTrauma exposureAlcohol useHeavy drinkingWomenCBT approachUnique needsContent expertsInterventionA Pilot Test of a Treatment to Address Intersectional Stigma, Mental Health, and HIV Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color
Jackson SD, Wagner KR, Yepes M, Harvey TD, Higginbottom J, Pachankis JE. A Pilot Test of a Treatment to Address Intersectional Stigma, Mental Health, and HIV Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color. Psychotherapy 2022, 59: 96-112. PMID: 35025569, PMCID: PMC9345305, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStigma copingMental healthMinority stressHIV riskCognitive-behavioral treatmentStigma-related stressorsSexual healthCondom use efficacyCo-occurring health risksSexual minority stressHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth risksGroup therapy treatmentIntersectional stigmaMental health risksSexual health risksGroup treatmentOpen pilotYoung blacksPosttreatment assessmentPartial supportImmunodeficiency virusSexual compulsivityAlcohol useTreatment length
2020
A Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Intervention for Gender Diverse Sexual Minority Women’s Depression, Anxiety, and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pachankis JE, McConocha EM, Clark KA, Wang K, Behari K, Fetzner BK, Brisbin CD, Scheer JR, Lehavot K. A Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Intervention for Gender Diverse Sexual Minority Women’s Depression, Anxiety, and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2020, 88: 613-630. PMID: 32437174, PMCID: PMC7597069, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentSexual minority womenTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral treatmentMinority womenAlcohol useBehavioral healthUnhealthy alcohol useEvidence-based treatmentsDepression/anxietyUniversal risk factorEvidence-based supportHeavy alcohol useBehavioral health problemsControlled TrialsAlcohol use problemsRisk factorsYoung Adult Sexual Minority WomenSexual minority menHealth problemsAdult sexual minority womenWomen's depressionTreatment developmentWomenExpert providersUse problems
2019
Sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour among female youth
Scheer JR, McConocha E, Behari K, Pachankis JE. Sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour among female youth. Psychology And Sexuality 2019, 12: 37-51. PMID: 33981383, PMCID: PMC8112808, DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2019.1690031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth risk behaviorsSexual violence exposureSexual risk behaviorsSexual orientation disparitiesHeterosexual female youthAlcohol useViolence exposureCo-occurring health-risk behaviorsBisexual female youthSerious public health issueOrientation disparitiesMultiple sex partnersPublic health issueFemale youthBinge drinkingElevated riskYouth Risk Behavior SurveyClinical attentionSex partnersRisk Behavior SurveyHealth issuesHealth effectsSexual violenceSuicidalityBehavior Survey
2018
Sexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015)
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015). Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2018, 53: 403-412. PMID: 29450600, PMCID: PMC5862943, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-018-1491-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Discrimination, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial IsolationSocial StigmaStress, PsychologicalSubstance-Related DisordersSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSubstance usePsychological distressElevated prevalenceSexual orientation disparitiesNational population-based studyHigh-risk alcohol useDaily tobacco smokingPopulation-based studyOverall response rateSocial isolationPublic health surveyNational Public Health SurveyMental health problemsOrientation disparitiesSexual minoritiesCo-occurring problemsTobacco smokingHealth SurveyElevated riskMultiple mediation analysisStigma-related stressResponse rateHealth problemsAlcohol useConclusionsThis study
2014
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Live-Chat Social Media Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Pachankis JE, Gamarel KE, Surace A, Golub SA, Parsons JT. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Live-Chat Social Media Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men. AIDS And Behavior 2014, 19: 1214-1227. PMID: 25256808, PMCID: PMC4375068, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0911-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyFeasibility StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMotivational InterviewingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Acceptance of Health CarePilot ProjectsRisk Reduction BehaviorRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesSocial MediaUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPreliminary efficacyHIV riskAnal sexSocial media-delivered interventionsKnowledge of HIVCondomless anal sexYoung menReduction of daysSocial media interventionsPre-post designHIV ratesControl groupChat interventionPast monthIntervention blueprintAlcohol usePilot studyIntervention sessionsSubstance useMedia interventionsInterventionSexMenYMSMVulnerable groupsThe influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use
Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Starks TJ. The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 103: 67-75. PMID: 24507912, PMCID: PMC5793849, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRejection sensitivitySexual minority individualsSubstance useAlcohol useStructural stigmaDaily diary approachMinority individualsSexual minority menDaily tobaccoYoung sexual minority menGay-related rejection sensitivityDaily substance useBody of researchSexual minority participantsOnline measuresPsychological predispositionsDiary approachNegative health outcomesImportant health behaviorsMinority menSocial environmentMinority participantsIndividual levelSexual minoritiesSufficient variance