2023
Mental Health Provider Training to Improve LGBTQ Competence and Reduce Implicit and Explicit Bias: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Online and In-Person Delivery
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Clark K, Pachankis J. Mental Health Provider Training to Improve LGBTQ Competence and Reduce Implicit and Explicit Bias: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Online and In-Person Delivery. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2023, 10: 589-599. PMID: 38239562, PMCID: PMC10794005, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExplicit biasMental health trainingMental health providersLGBTQ clientsHealth trainingAffirmative careSupervision sessionsBenefits of supervisionHealth providersMental health careTwo-day trainingFuture researchQueer individualsParticipantsStrong stigmaTrainingOnline modalityCompetenceSupervisionCisgender femalesPersonsStigmaBiasOnline supervisionPractice intentionsGuided 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
Training 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 conditions
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. 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. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e046996. PMID: 33986065, PMCID: PMC8126317, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric morbidityPost-traumatic stress disorderTransgender womenStigma-related stressorsStress disorderCross-sectional studyRespondent-driven samplingPsychiatric comorbidityMental health challengesPsychiatric outcomesMorbiditySevere anxietySociodemographic characteristicsHealth challengesMSMGreater BeirutWomenMenLebanese participantsSyrian menTotal sampleDisordersDepressionPerson surveyParticipants
2020
Risk From Within: Intraminority Gay Community Stress and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Sexual Minority Men
Burton CL, Clark KA, Pachankis JE. Risk From Within: Intraminority Gay Community Stress and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Sexual Minority Men. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2020, 54: 703-712. PMID: 32206770, PMCID: PMC7459184, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaaa014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual minority menCondom useRisk behaviorsMinority menSelf-reported exposureMen's risk behaviorsHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusClear predictorsGeneral life stressCommunity stressLife stressRecent evidenceMenNational surveyLarge national surveyInfectionRiskSocial stressGay communityOverlooked predictorPredictorsParticipants
2019
On the Quantitative Study of Multiple Marginalization: Paradox and Potential Solution
Rodriguez-Seijas C, Burton C, Adeyinka O, Pachankis J. On the Quantitative Study of Multiple Marginalization: Paradox and Potential Solution. Stigma And Health 2019, 4: 495-502. DOI: 10.1037/sah0000166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health outcomesHealth outcomesPoor mental health outcomesPoor mental healthMental healthHealth of peopleAverage participantSimultaneous associationHealthStatusOutcomesObjective indexCurrent studyStigmaAssociationStigmatized statusQuantitative studyFuture quantitative approachesParticipantsComprehensive arrayStudyStigmatization
2013
A Longitudinal, Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Position Identity, Behavior, and Fantasies Among Young Sexual Minority Men
Pachankis JE, Buttenwieser IG, Bernstein LB, Bayles DO. A Longitudinal, Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Position Identity, Behavior, and Fantasies Among Young Sexual Minority Men. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2013, 42: 1241-1253. PMID: 23605572, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0090-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual position identityYoung sexual minority menSexual minority menPosition identityMinority menIdentity changeSexuality changesSignificant moveMixed-methods studySexual behaviorIdentitySociocultural influencesClasses of explanationsContext-dependent useMethods studyPersonal developmentPosition categoriesFantasyMovesHalf of participantsYoung adulthoodExplanationPractical reasonsMenParticipants