Global LGBTQ Mental Health
Illustrated by Victoria Lee
LGBTQ people around the world face significant challenges to health and wellbeing. Our team seeks to understand global variations in LGBTQ people’s experiences and creates interventions to support LGBTQ individuals living in structurally stigmatizing contexts in the US and abroad.
Publications
2022
- Sexual orientation-related patterns of 12-month course and severity of suicidality in a longitudinal, population-based cohort of young adults in Sweden.Clark KA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2022 Sep; 2022 Jul 12. PMID: 35829726.
2021
- Stigma, displacement stressors and psychiatric morbidity among displaced Syrian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon.Clark K, Pachankis J, Khoshnood K, Bränström R, Seal D, Khoury D, Fouad FM, Barbour R, Heimer R. BMJ Open. 2021 May 13; 2021 May 13. PMID: 33986065.
- A pilot cultural adaptation of LGB-affirmative CBT for young Chinese sexual minority men's mental and sexual health.Pan S, Sun S, Li X, Chen J, Xiong Y, He Y, Pachankis JE. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2021 Mar; 2020 Jun 15. PMID: 32538644.
2020
- Brief online interventions for LGBTQ young adult mental and behavioral health: A randomized controlled trial in a high-stigma, low-resource context.Pachankis JE, Williams SL, Behari K, Job S, McConocha EM, Chaudoir SR. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2020 May. PMID: 32271053.
2019
- How many sexual minorities are hidden? Projecting the size of the global closet with implications for policy and public health.Pachankis JE, Bränström R. PLoS One. 2019; 2019 Jun 13. PMID: 31194801.
2018
- Hidden from happiness: Structural stigma, sexual orientation concealment, and life satisfaction across 28 countries.Pachankis JE, Bränström R. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2018 May. PMID: 29683698.
2017
- Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender-Affirmative Mental Health Practice Training in a Highly Stigmatizing National Context.Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Pachankis JE. LGBT Health. 2017 Oct; 2017 Sep 11. PMID: 28891750.
- The Geography of Sexual Orientation: Structural Stigma and Sexual Attraction, Behavior, and Identity Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Across 38 European Countries.Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Mirandola M, Weatherburn P, Berg RC, Marcus U, Schmidt AJ. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 Jul; 2016 Sep 12. PMID: 27620320.
2015
- Hidden from health: structural stigma, sexual orientation concealment, and HIV across 38 countries in the European MSM Internet Survey.Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Hickson F, Weatherburn P, Berg RC, Marcus U, Schmidt AJ. AIDS. 2015 Jun 19. PMID: 26035323.