2024
An mHealth Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context (Project Comunică): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Leluțiu-Weinberger C, Filimon M, Hoover D, Lixandru M, Hanu L, Dogaru B, Kovacs T, Fierbințeanu C, Ionescu F, Manu M, Mariș A, Pană E, Dorobănțescu C, Streinu-Cercel A, Pachankis J. An mHealth Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context (Project Comunică): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e52853. PMID: 38709550, PMCID: PMC11106696, DOI: 10.2196/52853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERRandomized controlled trialsHIV incidenceBisexual menSexually transmitted infection testingHIV transmission risk behaviorsHIV risk reduction strategiesAttention control conditionCognitive behavioral therapy skillsHigh HIV incidenceInformation-motivation-behaviorRisk of HIVTransmission risk behaviorsSexual health communicationParticipant follow-upFollow-upLow-resource contextsLow-resource countriesSexual health goalsBehavioral therapy skillsMHealth interventionsRisk reduction strategiesFinding social supportHeavy alcohol useHIV diagnosis
2023
Moderators of LGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: ESTEEM Is Especially Effective Among Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men
Keefe J, Rodriguez-Seijas C, Jackson S, Bränström R, Harkness A, Safren S, Hatzenbuehler M, Pachankis J. Moderators of LGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: ESTEEM Is Especially Effective Among Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2023, 91: 150-164. PMID: 36780265, PMCID: PMC10276576, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyCommunity mental health treatmentBehavioral health concernsBehavioral therapyPotential moderatorsAlcohol/drug use problemsControl conditionAlcohol/drug problemsMinority stress processesBisexual menMinority stress factorsMental health treatmentDrug use problemsHealth concernComorbidity Index scoreSignificant moderatorTransmission risk behaviorsEffective skillsStudy therapistsStress processBehavioral health risksModeratorUse problemsMinority identificationHealth treatment
2022
LGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental and Sexual Health: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Pachankis JE, Harkness A, Maciejewski KR, Behari K, Clark KA, McConocha E, Winston R, Adeyinka O, Reynolds J, Bränström R, Esserman DA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Safren SA. LGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental and Sexual Health: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2022, 90: 459-477. PMID: 35482652, PMCID: PMC9446477, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV transmission risk behaviorsTransmission risk behaviorsHIV testingCognitive behavioral therapyRisk behaviorsSexual healthTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapyEffect sizeYoung sexual minority menSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeControl conditionThree-armLarge effect sizesSexual minority menModerate benefitFirst interventionNonsignificant differenceStatistical significanceYoung gayCounselingMonthsGreater reductionTherapyOutcomes
2016
Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Mental Health and Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men with Sexual Compulsivity
Parsons JT, Rendina HJ, Moody RL, Gurung S, Starks TJ, Pachankis JE. Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Mental Health and Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men with Sexual Compulsivity. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 1540-1549. PMID: 27573858, PMCID: PMC5332525, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1533-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive GBMSession attendanceHIV transmission risk behaviorsBisexual menTransmission risk behaviorsHIV-positive gaySexual compulsivityUnified ProtocolBaseline interviewHIV riskDrug useRisk behaviorsMental healthIntervention sessionsEmotion regulation interventionTransdiagnostic TreatmentEmotional disordersInterventionPsychological outcomesHigh rateTreatmentRegulation interventionsGBMMenSessions