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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
2019
The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men
Gamarel KE, Nelson KM, Heinze J, Chiaramonte DM, Miller RL, Interventions T. The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1787-1798. PMID: 31094618, PMCID: PMC6692916, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1610447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung sexual minority menDrug useSexual minority menMean ageSubstance use behaviorsAlcohol useSubstance useAdverse health behaviorsResilience resourcesMinority menParticipants' mean ageOdds of alcoholHeavy alcohol useMarijuana useMen ages 15One-time surveyReduced oddsProtective effectHealth behaviorsSociodemographic factorsCross-sectional sampleUse behaviorsAge 15MenCrime exposure