2024
Promoting Resilience to Improve Disordered Eating (PRIDE): A case series of an eating disorder treatment for sexual minority individuals
Brown T, Klimek‐Johnson P, Siegel J, Convertino A, Douglas V, Pachankis J, Blashill A. Promoting Resilience to Improve Disordered Eating (PRIDE): A case series of an eating disorder treatment for sexual minority individuals. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 648-660. PMID: 38279188, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED symptomsEating disordersSM individualsED treatmentEnhanced cognitive behaviour therapyED diagnosisCognitive behavioral therapyStress reactionsActive control conditionEating disorder treatmentSexual orientation concealmentSexual minoritiesSexual minority individualsCase seriesFollow-upCBT-EBehavioral therapyBody dissatisfactionDisorder treatmentDisordered eatingPreliminary efficacy resultsWeekly sessionsAssociated with improvementsMixed-methods studyClinical impairment
2023
Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach
Pachankis J, Soulliard Z, Layland E, Behari K, Seager van Dyk I, Eisenstadt B, Chiaramonte D, Ljótsson B, Särnholm J, Bjureberg J. Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2023, 169: 104403. PMID: 37716019, PMCID: PMC10601985, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet-based CBTCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological distressAnxiety symptomsMinority stressInternet-based cognitive behavioral therapyInternet cognitive behavioural therapyMental healthHIV transmission risk behaviorsLGBTQ youthYouth mental healthICBT participantsPreliminary efficacyAcceptable treatmentIntervention acceptabilityTreatment approachesAlcohol useMost outcomesStigmatizing conditionSuicidal thoughtsWeekly assessmentsBehavioral healthFuture researchGroup comparisonsParticipantsModerators 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 treatmentA Model for Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions to Be LGBQ-Affirmative: Putting Minority Stress Principles and Case Conceptualization Into Clinical Research and Practice
Pachankis J, Soulliard Z, Morris F, van Dyk I. A Model for Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions to Be LGBQ-Affirmative: Putting Minority Stress Principles and Case Conceptualization Into Clinical Research and Practice. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2023, 30: 1-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase conceptualizationSexual minority clientsClient presentationsMinority stressAdaptation modelMinority clientsCognitive-behavioral treatmentCognitive behavioral therapySexual minority individualsMental health fieldCoping skillsCurrent distressClinical trialsTranstheoretical approachMental healthMinority individualsConceptualization approachAffirmative practiceFuture researchConceptualizationEvidence-based practiceTherapeutic techniquesReal-world clinical practiceCase exampleDiverse therapeutic modalities
2022
Module 1: Setting Goals and Building Motivation for LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Module 1: Setting Goals and Building Motivation for LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. 2022, 77-c6.p134. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyImportance of motivationMental health treatmentBehavioral therapyBuilding motivationClient symptomsHealth treatmentClient readinessTreatment goalsMotivationBetter treatment outcomesSessionsTreatment outcomesCognitiveModule contentReadinessSkillsGoalSymptomsCommitmentClientsFostersAssessmentProgress recordsAbout This Treatment
Pachankis J, Jackson S, Harkness A, Safren S. About This Treatment. 2022, 1-8. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643341.003.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional Difficulties and LGBTQ-Related Stress
Pachankis J, Jackson S, Harkness A, Safren S. Emotional Difficulties and LGBTQ-Related Stress. 2022, 9-c2.f2. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643341.003.0002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntroduction to LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Introduction to LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. 2022, 3-12. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.003.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersCognitive-behavioral principlesCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment-seeking populationMental health problemsCisgender individualsMental healthDisadvantaged social statusMoodSocial statusLGBTQ populationsLGBTQ peopleDisordersHealth problemsEpidemiological studiesPeopleIndividualsQueer peopleClientsTreatmentStressLGBTQExcess burdenLesbiansTransgenderTraining in LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Across LGBTQ Community Centers
Pachankis JE, Soulliard ZA, van Dyk I, Layland EK, Clark KA, Levine DS, Jackson SD. Training in LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Across LGBTQ Community Centers. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2022, 90: 582-599. PMID: 35901370, PMCID: PMC9434976, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyMental health providersHealth providersBehavioral therapyEvidence-based mental health careMental health careSelf-reported cultural competenceLGBTQ community centersControlled TrialsMonths postbaselineCommunity centersPractice settingsHealth careCBT knowledgeSignificant differencesTherapyGreater improvementClinical vignettesBaselineTrialsPractice skillsParticipantsGreater uptakeCultural humilityTraining conditionsLGBQ-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 reductionTherapyOutcomesToward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Minority Women: Voices From Stakeholders and Community Members
Scheer J, Clark K, McConocha E, Wang K, Pachankis J. Toward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Minority Women: Voices From Stakeholders and Community Members. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2022, 30: 471-494. PMID: 37547128, PMCID: PMC10403251, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health needsSexual minority womenMental health servicesMinority womenCognitive behavioral therapy interventionDelivery of CBTMental health problemsCognitive behavioral therapyClinical providersElevated riskCommunity members' perspectivesTherapy interventionClinical practiceHealth problemsHealth needsHealth servicesCBT interventionTrauma exposureAlcohol useHeavy drinkingWomenCBT approachUnique needsContent expertsIntervention
2021
Current Capacity and Future Implementation of Mental Health Services in U.S. LGBTQ Community Centers
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Jackson SD, Pereira K, Levine D. Current Capacity and Future Implementation of Mental Health Services in U.S. LGBTQ Community Centers. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 669-676. PMID: 33882684, PMCID: PMC10374348, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health careHealth servicesLGBTQ community centersCommunity centersUnmet mental health needsQueer rights movementCost-effective service deliveryEvidence-based careHealth careMental health staffMental health needsCognitive behavioral therapyUnited StatesEvidence-based practiceRights movementGender minoritiesHealth staffMost centersHealth needsService deliveryMental healthSupport groupsCareIndividual psychotherapyA 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. A Pilot Cultural Adaptation of LGB-Affirmative CBT for Young Chinese Sexual Minority Men’s Mental and Sexual Health. Psychotherapy 2021, 58: 12-24. PMID: 32538644, PMCID: PMC7736310, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinority stressEvidence-based interventionsSexual healthChinese YMSMCognitive behavioral therapySexual minority stressHIV epidemic controlHIV risk behaviorsPre-post comparisonPsychological healthSexual health outcomesOpen pilotEffective skillsHIV infectionMental healthHIV epidemicRisk groupsChinese contextHealth outcomesYMSMHealth systemFamily needsEffective manExpert integrationCultural context
2020
“It truly does get better”: Young sexual minority men’s resilient responses to sexual minority stress
Harkness A, Rogers BG, Albright C, Mendez NA, Safren SA, Pachankis JE. “It truly does get better”: Young sexual minority men’s resilient responses to sexual minority stress. Journal Of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health 2020, 24: 258-280. PMID: 32884609, PMCID: PMC7462415, DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2020.1713276.Peer-Reviewed Original Research