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
2022
Bridging the Gap Between Practice Guidelines and the Therapy Room: Community-Derived Practice Adaptations for Psychological Services With Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central United States
Hope D, Holt N, Woodruff N, Mocarski R, Meyer H, Puckett J, Eyer J, Craig S, Feldman J, Irwin J, Pachankis J, Rawson K, Sevelius J, Butler S. Bridging the Gap Between Practice Guidelines and the Therapy Room: Community-Derived Practice Adaptations for Psychological Services With Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central United States. Professional Psychology Research And Practice 2022, 53: 351-361. PMID: 37994310, PMCID: PMC10665020, DOI: 10.1037/pro0000448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender diverse adultsDiverse adultsUsual treatment approachMental health cliniciansBehavioral health concernsBehavioral health carePractice adaptationsPractice guidelinesHealth cliniciansTreatment approachesClinician's officeCliniciansOffice settingSubstance abuseHealth concernBest interventionHealth carePresenting problemPsychological interventionsTGD communitiesUnderserved areasTGD peopleOfficial guidelinesCareLittle specialized trainingSupervision and consultation in the delivery of cognitive behavior therapy to LGBTQ individuals.
Harkness A, Pachankis J. Supervision and consultation in the delivery of cognitive behavior therapy to LGBTQ individuals. 2022, 289-304. DOI: 10.1037/0000314-020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavior therapyBehavior therapyEvidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatmentCognitive-behavioral treatmentEvidence-based treatment approachesMental health problemsTransdiagnostic approachMental health disparitiesEmotional disordersBehavioral treatmentUnified ProtocolMinority stressLGBTQ peopleLGBTQ clientsLGBTQ individualsPeople's experiencesStructural stigmaTreatment approachesIndividualsHealth problemsPeopleSupervisorsElevated riskStigmaHealth disparities
2015
A Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Treatment Approach for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Syndemic Health Conditions
Pachankis JE. A Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Treatment Approach for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Syndemic Health Conditions. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2015, 44: 1843-1860. PMID: 26123065, PMCID: PMC4560958, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-015-0480-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinority stressSyndemic conditionsPsychosocial syndemicsTreatment approachesBisexual menCognitive-affective neuroscienceTreatment principlesBisexual men’s healthEmotion scienceTransdiagnostic interventionTransdiagnostic approachPsychosocial conditionsTraining approachSeparate conditionsClinical researchMen's healthHealth conditionsPsychiatric nosologyStress pathwaysMenSyndemicHealthNeurosciencePathwayGay
2014
Toward Formulating Evidence-Based Principles of LGB-Affirmative Psychotherapy.
Proujansky RA, Pachankis JE. Toward Formulating Evidence-Based Principles of LGB-Affirmative Psychotherapy. Pragmatic Case Studies In Psychotherapy 2014, 10: 117-131. PMID: 26617475, PMCID: PMC4662552, DOI: 10.14713/pcsp.v10i2.1854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority clientsMinority stressMinority clientsSexual minority individualsMental health problemsEmotion awarenessStress cognitionHealthy identitySkillful approachMental health impactMinority stressorsPsychotherapy principlesTreatment approachesSupportive relationshipsMental healthSubstance abuseEvidence-based principlesMinority individualsUnique strengthsClinical expert consensusInternalized homophobiaEmpirical researchRecent attemptsSpecific principlesGay menThe Role of Maladaptive Cognitions in Hypersexuality Among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men
Pachankis JE, Rendina HJ, Ventuneac A, Grov C, Parsons JT. The Role of Maladaptive Cognitions in Hypersexuality Among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2014, 43: 669-683. PMID: 24558123, PMCID: PMC4011938, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0261-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaladaptive cognitionsStructural equation modeling resultsCognitive appraisalProblematic hypersexualityAdaptive appraisalsCognitive modelEmotional dysregulationUnique varianceCognitive approachSexual costsCore constructsSexual behaviorCognitionActive gaySexual compulsivitySeparate samplesSexual inhibitionFactor analysisSexual needsHypersexualityPilot sampleTreatment of hypersexualityQualitative interviewsBisexual menTreatment approaches