2024
Sexual Orientation Differences in age of First Treatment for a Mental Health Diagnosis: A Population-based Study of Childhood and Adolescence
Bränström R, Pachankis J. Sexual Orientation Differences in age of First Treatment for a Mental Health Diagnosis: A Population-based Study of Childhood and Adolescence. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39098721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual orientation differencesSexual orientation disparitiesMental health diagnosesOrientation disparitiesSwedish National Public Health SurveyInternalizing disorder diagnosesPopulation-based studySexual minority identitySexual minority individualsHealth diagnosisNational Public Health SurveyNeurodevelopmental disorder diagnosisStudies of childhoodHeterosexual identityNational health care registriesDisorder diagnosisMinority identityMinority individualsPublic health surveyHealth care registriesOrientation differencesPopulation-based sampleBenefits of interventionsLikelihood of treatmentHealth Survey
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 contributorPopulationDisparitiesUntethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality
Bränström R, van der Star A, Pachankis JE. Untethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019, 55: 89-99. PMID: 31300892, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01742-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildCommunity IntegrationCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRisk FactorsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial SupportSubstance-Related DisordersSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSexual orientation disparitiesSocietal integrationSexual minoritiesOrientation disparitiesGay men/lesbiansNational Public Health SurveyLGB individuals' experiencesSexual orientation differencesSexual minority populationsSexual minority individualsSocial institutionsSexual orientationSocietal normsHeterosexual individualsDisproportionate barriersMinority individualsSupportive attitudesIndividual experiencesMinority populationsLegal protectionInnovative waysDeterminants of suicidalityRecent decadesRole of barriersPublic health 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