2024
LGBQ-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 burdenLesbiansTransgenderAdditional Information for Therapists
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Additional Information for Therapists. 2022, 35-c3.p14. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional Difficulties and LGBTQ-Related Stress
Pachankis J, Jackson S, Harkness A, Safren S. Emotional Difficulties and LGBTQ-Related Stress. 2022, 9-c2.f2. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643341.003.0002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Stigma, displacement stressors and psychiatric morbidity among displaced Syrian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon
Clark K, Pachankis J, Khoshnood K, Bränström R, Seal D, Khoury D, Fouad FM, Barbour R, Heimer R. Stigma, displacement stressors and psychiatric morbidity among displaced Syrian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e046996. PMID: 33986065, PMCID: PMC8126317, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric morbidityPost-traumatic stress disorderTransgender womenStigma-related stressorsStress disorderCross-sectional studyRespondent-driven samplingPsychiatric comorbidityMental health challengesPsychiatric outcomesMorbiditySevere anxietySociodemographic characteristicsHealth challengesMSMGreater BeirutWomenMenLebanese participantsSyrian menTotal sampleDisordersDepressionPerson surveyParticipants
2019
Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders at the Intersection of Race and Sexual Orientation: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Rodriguez-Seijas C, Eaton NR, Pachankis JE. Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders at the Intersection of Race and Sexual Orientation: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2019, 87: 321-331. PMID: 30883161, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of disordersDisorder prevalenceRace/ethnicityLow prevalenceMental healthMinority mental healthPrevalence of psychopathologySubstance use disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIISexual minority individualsSimilar prevalenceSexual minority statusHigh prevalencePsychiatric disordersUse disordersEpidemiologic SurveyEthnic minority mental healthMinority individualsPrevalenceProtective factorsSimilar findingsMinority statusDisordersWhite individuals
2016
Emotional Clarity as a Buffer in the Association Between Perceived Mental Illness Stigma and Suicide Risk
Wang K, Weiss NH, Pachankis JE, Link BG. Emotional Clarity as a Buffer in the Association Between Perceived Mental Illness Stigma and Suicide Risk. Stigma And Health 2016, 1: 252-262. PMID: 28090587, PMCID: PMC5223270, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illness stigmaEmotional clarityIllness stigmaSelf-report measuresSample of individualsSuicide riskEmotion regulationModeration analysisGreater deficitsIntervention effortsSuicide risk severityRecent psychiatric hospitalizationPresent researchDeficitsPsychiatric disordersStigmaPsychiatric diagnosisIndividualsClarityPsychiatric hospitalizationModeratorRisk severityPotential utilityAssociationDisorders
2015
The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Adults In and Out of the Closet: A Population-Based Study
Pachankis JE, Cochran SD, Mays VM. The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Adults In and Out of the Closet: A Population-Based Study. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2015, 83: 890-901. PMID: 26280492, PMCID: PMC4573266, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderOdds ratioHigher oddsComposite International Diagnostic Interview Short FormAnxiety disordersPopulation-based sampleMental health correlatesLower oddsHealth correlatesMental healthSexual minority adultsDisordersMental burdenCalifornia QualityMenMinority adultsWomenOddsCloseted menLife SurveyDepressionPsychological tollMinority participantsUnique stressors