2021
Current Capacity and Future Implementation of Mental Health Services in U.S. LGBTQ Community Centers
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Jackson SD, Pereira K, Levine D. Current Capacity and Future Implementation of Mental Health Services in U.S. LGBTQ Community Centers. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 669-676. PMID: 33882684, PMCID: PMC10374348, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBisexualityFemaleHumansMental Health ServicesSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorTransgender PersonsUnited StatesConceptsMental health servicesMental health careHealth servicesLGBTQ community centersCommunity centersUnmet mental health needsQueer rights movementCost-effective service deliveryEvidence-based careHealth careMental health staffMental health needsCognitive behavioral therapyUnited StatesEvidence-based practiceRights movementGender minoritiesHealth staffMost centersHealth needsService deliveryMental healthSupport groupsCareIndividual psychotherapy
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 measures
2017
Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender-Affirmative Mental Health Practice Training in a Highly Stigmatizing National Context
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Pachankis JE. Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender-Affirmative Mental Health Practice Training in a Highly Stigmatizing National Context. LGBT Health 2017, 4: 360-370. PMID: 28891750, PMCID: PMC5661855, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health professionalsClinical skillsMajority of traineesMean agePreliminary efficacyHealth professionalsMental healthPractice attitudesPervasive stigmaBaselineSignificant increaseLGBT individualsPractice trainingTransgender individualsHigh needFuture trainingIndividualsTraineesMajorityNegative attitudesTrialsSuch training