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
A Study of Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Linking Parental Reactions With Child Mental Health
Clark K, Dougherty L, Pachankis J. A Study of Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Linking Parental Reactions With Child Mental Health. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 300-308. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent mental health problemsChild mental healthSGM childrenStudy of parentsMental healthSGM identitiesParental responsesResponse classesAnxiety/worryMinority childrenLatent profile analysisRecent mental healthYouth mental healthMental health problemsSocial difficultiesParental reactionsNegative responseSubstance useChild sociodemographic characteristicsNegative indicatorsParentsBullyingPositive responseOnline surveyChildren