2022
Sexual orientation-related patterns of 12-month course and severity of suicidality in a longitudinal, population-based cohort of young adults in Sweden
Clark KA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation-related patterns of 12-month course and severity of suicidality in a longitudinal, population-based cohort of young adults in Sweden. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2022, 57: 1931-1934. PMID: 35829726, PMCID: PMC9378663, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02326-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 177: 727-734. PMID: 31581798, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender-affirming hormonesHealth care visitsGender-affirming surgeryMental health treatmentCare visitsTotal population studyHealth treatmentAnxiolytic prescriptionsSurgical treatmentSuicide attemptsMental health treatment utilizationSwedish Total Population RegisterPrescribed Drug RegisterNational Patient RegisterPrevalence of moodTotal Population RegisterPopulation studiesGender incongruenceTransgender individualsEntire Swedish populationDrug RegisterPatient RegisterSurgical interventionTreatment utilizationOutcome measuresUntethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality
Bränström R, van der Star A, Pachankis JE. Untethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019, 55: 89-99. PMID: 31300892, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01742-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildCommunity IntegrationCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRisk FactorsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial SupportSubstance-Related DisordersSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSexual orientation disparitiesSocietal integrationSexual minoritiesOrientation disparitiesGay men/lesbiansNational Public Health SurveyLGB individuals' experiencesSexual orientation differencesSexual minority populationsSexual minority individualsSocial institutionsSexual orientationSocietal normsHeterosexual individualsDisproportionate barriersMinority individualsSupportive attitudesIndividual experiencesMinority populationsLegal protectionInnovative waysDeterminants of suicidalityRecent decadesRole of barriersPublic health survey
2018
Validating the Syndemic Threat Surrounding Sexual Minority Men's Health in a Population-Based Study With National Registry Linkage and a Heterosexual Comparison
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Validating the Syndemic Threat Surrounding Sexual Minority Men's Health in a Population-Based Study With National Registry Linkage and a Heterosexual Comparison. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 376-382. PMID: 29940602, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionSyndemic conditionsElevated riskSexual minority menStockholm Public Health CohortBisexual menPsychosocial health disparitiesHealth threatHealth registry dataTimes higher riskNational health registry dataPopulation-based examinationHIV prevention interventionsHeterosexual menMinority menMinority men's healthRegistry linkageHealth cohortRegistry dataHigh riskAdult menHealth disparitiesMen's healthInfectionMenSexual orientation differences in outpatient psychiatric treatment and antidepressant usage: evidence from a population-based study of siblings
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Tinghög P, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation differences in outpatient psychiatric treatment and antidepressant usage: evidence from a population-based study of siblings. European Journal Of Epidemiology 2018, 33: 591-599. PMID: 29766438, PMCID: PMC5995973, DOI: 10.1007/s10654-018-0411-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient psychiatric treatmentMood disordersPsychiatric treatmentDisorder treatmentOutpatient health care visitsGreater likelihoodPopulation-based health surveyLongitudinal cohort study designStockholm Public Health CohortRandom population-based sampleAntidepressant medication usageSubstance use disorder treatmentHealth care visitsCohort study designHealth registry dataPopulation-based studyPrescription drug usePsychiatric outpatient treatmentUse disorder treatmentPopulation-based sampleHealth record dataCertain psychiatric disordersPsychiatric disorders treatmentCare visitsMedication usageSexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015)
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015). Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2018, 53: 403-412. PMID: 29450600, PMCID: PMC5862943, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-018-1491-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Discrimination, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial IsolationSocial StigmaStress, PsychologicalSubstance-Related DisordersSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSubstance usePsychological distressElevated prevalenceSexual orientation disparitiesNational population-based studyHigh-risk alcohol useDaily tobacco smokingPopulation-based studyOverall response rateSocial isolationPublic health surveyNational Public Health SurveyMental health problemsOrientation disparitiesSexual minoritiesCo-occurring problemsTobacco smokingHealth SurveyElevated riskMultiple mediation analysisStigma-related stressResponse rateHealth problemsAlcohol useConclusionsThis study
2016
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective.
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE, Link BG. Sexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1109-15. PMID: 26985608, PMCID: PMC4880229, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFundamental cause theoryFundamental cause perspectiveSexual orientation health disparitiesSexual orientation differencesHealth-protective resourcesSupportive social connectionsSexual orientation disparitiesHealth disparitiesBisexual womenSexual orientationGeneral population-based studyStockholm Public Health CohortBisexual menPopulation-based studySocial connectionsUnequal distributionHeterosexual menOrientation disparitiesHealth cohortPreventable diseaseMorbidity dataGreater riskOrientation differencesDiseaseDisparities
2015
Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2015, 51: 289-301. PMID: 26298574, PMCID: PMC4747986, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1116-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health disparitiesOlder age groupsHealth disparitiesSexual orientation disparitiesPhysical healthAge groupsPopulation-based health surveyYoung adultsWorse self-rated healthPopulation-based studyOrientation disparitiesSelf-rated healthSubstantial health disparitiesGeneral population samplePhysical health symptomsBackgroundRecent studiesHealth SurveyMore physical health symptomsHealth behaviorsBinomial regression analysisGender-specific findingsSexual orientation health disparitiesHealth symptomsNegative binomial regression analysisPotential mechanisms