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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
2023
Domestic Violence Survivors’ Housing Stability, Safety, and Well-Being Over Time: Examining the Role of Domestic Violence Housing First, Social Support, and Material Hardship
Goodman-Williams R, Simmons C, Chiaramonte D, Ayeni O, Guerrero M, Sprecher M, Sullivan C. Domestic Violence Survivors’ Housing Stability, Safety, and Well-Being Over Time: Examining the Role of Domestic Violence Housing First, Social Support, and Material Hardship. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2023, 93: 402-414. PMID: 37261737, PMCID: PMC10524944, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDomestic ViolenceHousingHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMental HealthSocial SupportSurvivorsConceptsDomestic violence agenciesMaterial hardshipHousing stabilitySocial supportIntimate partner violenceForms of supportSurvivor safetyHousing instabilityPartner violenceFinancial stabilityHardshipSurvivors' needsHousingUnited StatesAgenciesSituational factorsLatent transition analysisLatent classesMembershipPositive outcomesSignificant public health issueSupportPrior researchServicesHealth issues
2021
The impact of COVID‐19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors
Chiaramonte D, Simmons C, Hamdan N, Ayeni OO, López‐Zerón G, Farero A, Sprecher M, Sullivan CM. The impact of COVID‐19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors. Journal Of Community Psychology 2021, 50: 2659-2681. PMID: 34921735, PMCID: PMC9206039, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCOVID-19Domestic ViolenceHousingHumansLongitudinal StudiesMental HealthPandemicsSurvivorsConceptsDomestic violence survivorsHousing stabilityCOVID-19 stayViolence survivorsHousing instabilityHome ordersHousing-related servicesLess housing instabilityExperiences of abuseSocial supportDV agenciesSurvivor safetyDV survivorsHousing servicesMental healthLess abuseGreater social supportCOVID-19Service accessGlobal catastropheCOVID-19 pandemicCritical insightsMulti-year studyAbuseMental health distress