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
2019
Psychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
Scheer JR, Pachankis JE. Psychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals. LGBT Health 2019, 6: 377-385. PMID: 31644383, PMCID: PMC6918840, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPhysical health outcomesGender minority individualsSyndemic riskPhysical healthHealth conditionsMinority individualsIndividual's physical healthPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth outcomesSGM adultsOverall health burdenStress disorderPsychosocial risksSexual assaultDisparate exposuresSGM identitiesSubstance useSyndemic conditionsHealth burdenHigh prevalenceSyndemic frameworkComprehensive interventionHealth disparitiesOnline survey
2017
Socio-demographic Characteristics, Sexual and Test-Seeking Behaviours Amongst Men Who have Sex with Both Men and Women: Results from a Bio-behavioural Survey in 13 European Cities
Mirandola M, Gios L, Sherriff N, Pachankis J, Toskin I, Ferrer L, Dias S, Velicko I, Staneková D, Caplinskas S, Naseva E, Niedźwiedzka-Stadnik M, the Sialon II Network. Socio-demographic Characteristics, Sexual and Test-Seeking Behaviours Amongst Men Who have Sex with Both Men and Women: Results from a Bio-behavioural Survey in 13 European Cities. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 3013-3025. PMID: 28643241, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1831-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-level analysisEuropean citiesAmongst MenSocio-demographic factorsSocio-demographic characteristicsBio-behavioural surveyHigh-risk groupCross-sectional studyStigmaHIV testingMSMWSexual behavioral patternsMSM populationEducational statusHomonegativityMenSexualRelevant factorsSexWomenCityBehavioral patternsEuropeVulnerabilityWide spectrum