2024
State of the Science: LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapy
Burger J, Pachankis J. State of the Science: LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapy. Behavior Therapy 2024, 55: 1318-1334. PMID: 39443068, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative self-schemasTreatment delivery modalityLevels of depressionTreatment mechanismsMental health fieldClinically relevant researchPotential treatment mechanismsEmotion dysregulationSelf-schemaTherapist trainingTreatment moderatorsPsychotherapyBehavioral comorbiditiesClient characteristicsMental healthSGM populationsPsychosocial processesCisgender individualsStigma exposureAffirmative approachSGM individualsTherapistsDelivery modalitiesHealth fieldTreatment protocols
2018
The Scientific Pursuit of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Treatments: Toward Evidence-Based Affirmative Practice
Pachankis JE. The Scientific Pursuit of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Treatments: Toward Evidence-Based Affirmative Practice. American Psychologist 2018, 73: 1207-1219. PMID: 30525805, PMCID: PMC6291842, DOI: 10.1037/amp0000357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentPsychological scienceHealth treatmentMental healthFuture mental healthMinority mental healthEvidence-based treatmentsMental health professionsProgram of researchPsychotherapy process researchTreatment moderatorsComparison conditionAffirmative treatmentClear treatment targetsFuture research directionsAffirmative practiceTreatment studiesEvidence-based practiceEmpirical researchProcess researchTreatment targetsSexual orientationResearch directionsSGM populationsSurest route