2024
Sexual 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 orientationSessionsClientsAnxietyLGBQ-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
2022
Introduction 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 burdenLesbiansTransgenderAbout 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 challengesIndividualsHistory, 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
2017
A Multilevel Approach for Reducing Mental Health and Substance Use Disparities Affecting Bisexual Individuals
Feinstein BA, Dyar C, Pachankis JE. A Multilevel Approach for Reducing Mental Health and Substance Use Disparities Affecting Bisexual Individuals. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2017, 26: 243-253. PMID: 31160876, PMCID: PMC6544045, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBisexual health disparitiesBisexual individualsMental healthHealth disparitiesBisexual clientsSubstance use problemsEvidence-based interventionsStriking health disparitiesClinical trainingPopulation-level interventionsUse problemsClinician's abilityMultilevel approachCompetent careSubstance use disparitiesCliniciansMulti-level approachTrainingIndividualsInterventionHealthCareClientsDisparitiesPrejudice
2013
Clinical Issues In Working With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
Pachankis J, Goldfried M. Clinical Issues In Working With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2013, 1: 45-58. DOI: 10.1037/2329-0382.1.s.45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGB identity developmentBisexual clientsAvailable empirical researchUnique stressorsCouple relationshipsIdentity developmentLGB individualsWorkplace issuesLGB clientsResearch literatureEmpirical researchClinical issuesKey clinical issuesTherapistsBiasesMembers of familiesClientsParentingIndividualsPsychotherapyLesbiansStressorsGayIssuesResearch
2004
CLINICAL ISSUES IN WORKING WITH LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL CLIENTS
Pachankis J, Goldfried M. CLINICAL ISSUES IN WORKING WITH LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL CLIENTS. Psychotherapy 2004, 41: 227-246. DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.41.3.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGB identity developmentBisexual clientsAvailable empirical researchUnique stressorsCouple relationshipsIdentity developmentLGB individualsWorkplace issuesLGB clientsResearch literatureEmpirical researchKey clinical issuesTherapistsBiasesMembers of familiesClientsParentingIndividualsClinical issuesPsychotherapyLesbiansStressorsGayResearchLiterature