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
Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review
Mahon C, Lombard-Vance R, Kiernan G, Pachankis J, Gallagher P. Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review. Psychology And Sexuality 2021, 13: 818-862. DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2021.1936140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsSexual minority individualsSocial anxietyAnxiety symptomsMinority individualsPsychological interventionsHigher social anxiety symptomsSocial anxiety levelsSexual minority populationsMinority stress processesMental health symptomsGeneral social processesPsychological concernsHealth symptomsStress processAnxiety levelsAnxietyBisexual individualsLesbian individualsSexual minority menSocial processesSexual minority subgroupsQualitative findingsMinority subgroupsEmpirical literature
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