2024
A pilot trial of an LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy for transgender and gender expansive individuals’ mental, behavioral, and sexual health
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Filimon M, Chiaramonte D, Leonard S, Dogaru B, Pana E, Pruneanu C, Pachankis J. A pilot trial of an LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy for transgender and gender expansive individuals’ mental, behavioral, and sexual health. Behavior Therapy 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyMinority stressAnxiety symptomsPreliminary efficacyTGE individualsCisgender sexual minorityTherapeutic allianceTrained psychologistsEvidence-based interventionsBaseline to follow-upTreatment relevanceRisk mechanismsImprove psychosocial healthGender-expansive individualsTGE youthSexual minoritiesAnxietyNorth American contextDepressionRandomized controlled trialsContext of RomaniaPsychosocial healthHealth outcomesFollow-upExit interviews
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
Rejection sensitivity and sexual minority men’s social anxiety disorder: The moderating role of sexual identity strength
Maiolatesi A, Wang K, Burton C, Harkness A, Esserman D, Safren S, Pachankis J. Rejection sensitivity and sexual minority men’s social anxiety disorder: The moderating role of sexual identity strength. Self And Identity 2022, 22: 563-591. PMID: 37346170, PMCID: PMC10281756, DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2022.2125062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsGay-related rejection sensitivityRejection sensitivitySocial anxiety disorderIdentity strengthAnxiety symptomsSocial anxietyIncremental validitySexual minority menSocial anxiety disorder diagnosisDisorder diagnosisRS scoresAnxiety disorder diagnosisMental health correlatesStructured diagnostic interviewMinority menIndividual differencesAnxiety disordersStudy 1Study 2RS measuresHealth correlatesDiagnostic InterviewRS scaleAnxiety
2021
Early Timing and Determinants of the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Internalizing Psychopathology: A Prospective Cohort Study from Ages 3 to 15
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Klein DN, Dougherty LR. Early Timing and Determinants of the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Internalizing Psychopathology: A Prospective Cohort Study from Ages 3 to 15. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2021, 51: 458-470. PMID: 34731394, PMCID: PMC9307058, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-021-01532-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studySexual orientation disparitiesCohort studyAnxiety symptomsDepression symptomsOrientation disparitiesHigher depression symptomsEarly determinantsSymptomsSupportive interventionsAppropriate interventionsOptimal timingAge 15Poor parental relationshipsAge 12Mother-child relationshipAge 3Social stressDepressionInterventionAgeInternalizing psychopathologyDisparitiesPeer victimizationEarly developmentSocial Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review
Mahon C, Lombard-Vance R, Kiernan G, Pachankis J, Gallagher P. Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review. Psychology And Sexuality 2021, 13: 818-862. DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2021.1936140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsSexual minority individualsSocial anxietyAnxiety symptomsMinority individualsPsychological interventionsHigher social anxiety symptomsSocial anxiety levelsSexual minority populationsMinority stress processesMental health symptomsGeneral social processesPsychological concernsHealth symptomsStress processAnxiety levelsAnxietyBisexual individualsLesbian individualsSexual minority menSocial processesSexual minority subgroupsQualitative findingsMinority subgroupsEmpirical literature