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 comparisonsParticipants
2022
About Treatments ThatWork™
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. About Treatments ThatWork™. 2022, v-cp.p13. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.002.0007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapy techniquesBasic psychological processesLGBTQ clientsSubstance use problemsMental health practitionersMental health challengesPsychological processesDistinct stressorsPsychological distressUse problemsTherapy techniquesUnique needsLGBTQ individualsStressorsHealth practitionersClientsWorkbookAnxietyDistressTherapistsSkillsBeingDepressionHealth challengesIndividualsForms and Worksheets
Pachankis J, Harkness A, Jackson S, Safren S. Forms and Worksheets. 2022 DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197643303.005.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapy techniquesBasic psychological processesLGBTQ clientsSubstance use problemsMental health practitionersMental health challengesPsychological processesDistinct stressorsPsychological distressUse problemsTherapy techniquesUnique needsLGBTQ individualsStressorsHealth practitionersClientsWorkbookAnxietyDistressTherapistsSkillsBeingDepressionHealth challengesIndividualsMental Health, Alcohol Use, and Substance Use Correlates of Sexism in a Sample of Gender-Diverse Sexual Minority Women
Scheer JR, Batchelder AW, Wang K, Pachankis JE. Mental Health, Alcohol Use, and Substance Use Correlates of Sexism in a Sample of Gender-Diverse Sexual Minority Women. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 222-235. PMID: 35677582, PMCID: PMC9173652, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority womenDrug-related consequencesGender minoritiesPsychological distressMinority womenMental healthTraditional gender normsPatriarchal social structuresSelf-report measuresAlcohol-related consequencesBehavioral health outcomesHegemonic masculinityGender normsSocial structureHeterosexual womenSexismSubstance use correlatesBehavioral health issuesCisgender womenCultural practicesAlcohol usePrior researchBehavioral healthCurrent studyHealth outcomesEmotion Regulation in Context: Expressive Flexibility as a Stigma Coping Resource for Sexual Minority Men
Wang K, Maiolatesi AJ, Burton CL, Scheer JR, Pachankis JE. Emotion Regulation in Context: Expressive Flexibility as a Stigma Coping Resource for Sexual Minority Men. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 214-221. PMID: 35757788, PMCID: PMC9231373, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual orientation-related discriminationExpressive flexibilityPsychological distressSexual minority menMental healthSelf-report measuresSignificant mental health problemsStigma-related stressMental health problemsEmotion regulationStigma copingMinority menCoping interventionsCoping resourcesMen's mental healthPotential bufferU.S. sampleDistressPresent researchLongitudinal analysisDiscriminationCopingHealth problemsHigh levelsPerception
2021
A biopsychosocial framework for understanding sexual and gender minority health: A call for action
Christian LM, Cole SW, McDade T, Pachankis JE, Morgan E, Strahm AM, Kamp Dush CM. A biopsychosocial framework for understanding sexual and gender minority health: A call for action. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2021, 129: 107-116. PMID: 34097981, PMCID: PMC8429206, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated psychological distressDifferent sexual identitiesMinority stress theoryMinority stress frameworkIndividual differencesPsychological distressGender minority populationsGender minoritiesSexual minority statusStress frameworkBiopsychosocial frameworkMinority stressIndividual levelSleep disturbancesSexual identityPeople of colorBehavioral factorsMinority statusStress theoryUnique experiencesIntersectional identitiesHealth outcomesQuality of lifeMinority populationsModerator
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. Brief Online Interventions for LGBTQ Young Adult Mental and Behavioral Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2020, 88: 429-444. PMID: 32271053, PMCID: PMC7153536, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-resource settingsSexual minority young adultsMinority young adultsMental healthYoung adultsAppalachian TennesseePopulation-level implementationYoung adult sexual minoritiesHealth risk behaviorsAdult sexual minoritiesControlled TrialsGeneral psychological distressDepressive symptomsBrief online interventionSuicidal ideationScalable interventionsBehavioral healthDrug abuseExpressive writing interventionHigh stigmaPsychological distressMinority mental healthOnline interventionInterventionNeutral controlAddressing Minority Stress and Mental Health among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in China
Sun S, Pachankis JE, Li X, Operario D. Addressing Minority Stress and Mental Health among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in China. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2020, 17: 35-62. PMID: 31950336, PMCID: PMC7050812, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-019-00479-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinority stress theoryMental health issuesPsychological healthMinority stressPsychological distressMental healthChinese MSMProximal minority stressPrevalent mental health issuesFuture intervention researchMental health interventionsStress theoryHealth issuesElevated riskMental health disparitiesPrejudice eventsStress processIntervention researchHIV/STI riskMental health servicesHIV prevention effortsSexual minoritiesRecent FindingsResultsAlcohol dependenceSuicidal behavior
2018
Sexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015)
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015). Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2018, 53: 403-412. PMID: 29450600, PMCID: PMC5862943, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-018-1491-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Discrimination, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial IsolationSocial StigmaStress, PsychologicalSubstance-Related DisordersSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSubstance usePsychological distressElevated prevalenceSexual orientation disparitiesNational population-based studyHigh-risk alcohol useDaily tobacco smokingPopulation-based studyOverall response rateSocial isolationPublic health surveyNational Public Health SurveyMental health problemsOrientation disparitiesSexual minoritiesCo-occurring problemsTobacco smokingHealth SurveyElevated riskMultiple mediation analysisStigma-related stressResponse rateHealth problemsAlcohol useConclusionsThis studyGenital Herpes Stigma: Toward the Measurement and Validation of a Highly Prevalent yet Hidden Public Health Problem
Wang K, Merin A, Rendina HJ, Pachankis JE. Genital Herpes Stigma: Toward the Measurement and Validation of a Highly Prevalent yet Hidden Public Health Problem. Stigma And Health 2018, 3: 27-34. PMID: 29629409, PMCID: PMC5881938, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelevant psychosocial variablesPsychosocial variablesNegative psychological consequencesSound assessment toolsStigma ScaleConfirmatory factor analysisGood internal consistencyNegative affectPsychological consequencesStigma researchersGenital herpesPsychological distressSocial supportIncurable viral infectionPsychometric propertiesConstruct validityInternal consistencyFactor analysisPresent researchPersonalized stigmaDisclosure concernsHIV Stigma ScaleResearch settingsPublic health problemStigmaSocietal-Level Explanations for Reductions in Sexual Orientation Mental Health Disparities: Results From a Ten-Year, Population-Based Study in Sweden
Hatzenbuehler M, Bränström R, Pachankis J. Societal-Level Explanations for Reductions in Sexual Orientation Mental Health Disparities: Results From a Ten-Year, Population-Based Study in Sweden. Stigma And Health 2018, 3: 16-26. DOI: 10.1037/sah0000066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth disparitiesMental health disparitiesPsychological distressSexual orientation disparitiesNationwide population-based cross-sectional surveyPopulation-based cross-sectional surveyAdverse mental health outcomesStructural stigmaCross-sectional surveyMental health outcomesSexual orientationOrientation disparitiesGay men/lesbians
2017
Depression and Substance Use: Towards the Development of an Emotion Regulation Model of Stigma Coping
Wang K, Burton CL, Pachankis JE. Depression and Substance Use: Towards the Development of an Emotion Regulation Model of Stigma Coping. Substance Use & Misuse 2017, 53: 859-866. PMID: 29125383, PMCID: PMC5884706, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1391011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression-related stigmaEmotion dysregulationStigma copingSubstance useEmotion regulation modelSelf-report measuresSample of individualsRole of stigmaSubstance use problemsPrevention intervention effortsPsychological distressRemitted depressionIntervention effortsInitial supportUse problemsRegulation modelCopingLittle researchCurrent studyDepressionStigmaDrug useGreater tendencyDysregulationDistress
2010
Expressive Writing for Gay-Related Stress: Psychosocial Benefits and Mechanisms Underlying Improvement
Pachankis JE, Goldfried MR. Expressive Writing for Gay-Related Stress: Psychosocial Benefits and Mechanisms Underlying Improvement. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2010, 78: 98-110. PMID: 20099955, DOI: 10.1037/a0017580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGay-related stressExpressive writing taskPsychosocial functioningNeutral topicSocial supportWriting tasksStigma-related stressExpressive writing interventionOverall psychological distressPhysical health symptomsMental health outcomesGay-related rejection sensitivityEmotional expressionRejection sensitivityNegative affectSexual orientationExpressive writingPsychological distressEmotional engagementWriting interventionSocial functioningMale college studentsHealth symptomsPsychosocial benefitsGay male college students