2023
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
2020
Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review.
Pachankis JE, Mahon CP, Jackson SD, Fetzner BK, Bränström R. Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin 2020, 146: 831-871. PMID: 32700941, PMCID: PMC8011357, DOI: 10.1037/bul0000271.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Sexual 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 usage
2015
The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Adults In and Out of the Closet: A Population-Based Study
Pachankis JE, Cochran SD, Mays VM. The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Adults In and Out of the Closet: A Population-Based Study. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2015, 83: 890-901. PMID: 26280492, PMCID: PMC4573266, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderOdds ratioHigher oddsComposite International Diagnostic Interview Short FormAnxiety disordersPopulation-based sampleMental health correlatesLower oddsHealth correlatesMental healthSexual minority adultsDisordersMental burdenCalifornia QualityMenMinority adultsWomenOddsCloseted menLife SurveyDepressionPsychological tollMinority participantsUnique stressors