2024
LGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder
Jennings T, Gleason N, Pachankis J, Bőthe B, Kraus S. LGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 413-428. PMID: 38592797, PMCID: PMC11220820, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behavior disorderMental health professionalsSexual behavior disorderBehavioral disordersMinority stress theoryHealth professionalsClinical recommendationsPreliminary clinical recommendationsMental health conditionsLGBQ clientsDevelopment of mental health conditionsTheoretical orientationTreatment recommendationsLGBQ populationInternational Classification of DiseasesPreliminary natureLGBQClassification of DiseasesEvidence-based principlesAssessment recommendationsDisordersStress theorySociocultural contextInternational ClassificationClients
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
Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health.
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Burton CL, Hughto JMW, Bränström R, Keene DE. Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 2020, 119: 713-740. PMID: 31928026, PMCID: PMC7354883, DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBisexual men's mental healthMen's mental healthStatus concernsGay communityBisexual menCommunity stressMinority stress theorySociological accountsQualitative interviewingCommunity exclusionSexual orientationGayCommunity focusSexual relationshipsMen's feelingsMinority stressorsMental healthSocial statusCommunity statusCompetitive pressureExclusionCommunityMultistage studyPartial supportStress theoryAddressing 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