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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
2024
Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China
Yi M, Li X, Chiaramonte D, Sun S, Pan S, Soulliard Z, Eisenstadt B, Ljótsson B, Hagaman A, Pachankis J. Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 181: 104605. PMID: 39029333, PMCID: PMC11371497, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet-based CBTCognitive-behavioral therapySexual minority menSocial-cognitive mechanismsYoung sexual minority menMinority stressMinority menSession completionBehavioral healthSexual minority individualsModeration analysisAlcohol useMinority individualsMental healthInternalized stigmaFollow-upStigma experiencesRandomized controlled trialsSessionsTreatment efficacySecondary outcomesControlled trialsPrimary outcomeAffirmative supportHealth
2023
Domestic Violence Housing First Model and Association With Survivors’ Housing Stability, Safety, and Well-being Over 2 Years
Sullivan C, Simmons C, Guerrero M, Farero A, López-Zerón G, Ayeni O, Chiaramonte D, Sprecher M, Fernandez A. Domestic Violence Housing First Model and Association With Survivors’ Housing Stability, Safety, and Well-being Over 2 Years. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2320213. PMID: 37358850, PMCID: PMC10293912, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceHousing stabilityIPV survivorsDV agenciesDomestic violence servicesHousing First modelEthnic minority groupsViolence servicesHousing instabilityPartner violenceFlexible fundingComparative effectiveness studiesAgency staffMinority groupsDV exposureService deliveryAgency recordsMental healthMAIN OUTCOMEUnited StatesEffectiveness studiesAgenciesLongitudinal linear mixed-effects modelsPacific Northwest statesNorthwest states
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 ResearchConceptsDomestic 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