2024
The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Individuals: Five Explanatory Theories and Their Implications for Intervention and Future Research.
Pachankis J, Clark K. The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Individuals: Five Explanatory Theories and Their Implications for Intervention and Future Research. Annual Review Of Clinical Psychology 2024 PMID: 39621422, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-081423-022014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority individualsMinority individualsSexual minority peopleSexual minority populationsSexual orientation disparitiesMental healthMinority peopleHistorical legacyMental health problemsOrientation disparitiesLegacy of researchMinority populationsExplanatory theoryDisparitiesTheoretical explanationSingular causeEtiological perspectiveHealth problemsAgendaFuture researchResearch
2021
Early Timing and Determinants of the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Internalizing Psychopathology: A Prospective Cohort Study from Ages 3 to 15
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Klein DN, Dougherty LR. Early Timing and Determinants of the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Internalizing Psychopathology: A Prospective Cohort Study from Ages 3 to 15. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2021, 51: 458-470. PMID: 34731394, PMCID: PMC9307058, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-021-01532-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studySexual orientation disparitiesCohort studyAnxiety symptomsDepression symptomsOrientation disparitiesHigher depression symptomsEarly determinantsSymptomsSupportive interventionsAppropriate interventionsOptimal timingAge 15Poor parental relationshipsAge 12Mother-child relationshipAge 3Social stressDepressionInterventionAgeInternalizing psychopathologyDisparitiesPeer victimizationEarly development
2019
Untethered lives: Barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality
Bränström R, van der Star A, Pachankis J. Untethered lives: Barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality. European Journal Of Public Health 2019, 29: ckz185.141. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsSexual orientation disparitiesPublic health surveyNational Public Health SurveyDeterminants of suicidalityOrientation disparitiesHealth SurveyElevated riskGeneral populationPreventive interventionsSuicidal ideationSuicidality risk factorsSuicidalityDisproportionate barriersSexual minority populationsMinority populationsSexual orientation differencesSexual minoritiesImportant contributorPopulationDisparities
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
2016
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective.
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE, Link BG. Sexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1109-15. PMID: 26985608, PMCID: PMC4880229, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFundamental cause theoryFundamental cause perspectiveSexual orientation health disparitiesSexual orientation differencesHealth-protective resourcesSupportive social connectionsSexual orientation disparitiesHealth disparitiesBisexual womenSexual orientationGeneral population-based studyStockholm Public Health CohortBisexual menPopulation-based studySocial connectionsUnequal distributionHeterosexual menOrientation disparitiesHealth cohortPreventable diseaseMorbidity dataGreater riskOrientation differencesDiseaseDisparitiesPromoting diversity and inclusiveness.
Dovidio J, Penner L, Pachankis J. Promoting diversity and inclusiveness. 2016, 583-596. DOI: 10.1037/14862-028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research