2018
Benefit of Gender-Affirming Medical Treatment for Transgender Elders: Later-Life Alignment of Mind and Body
Cai X, Hughto JMW, Reisner SL, Pachankis JE, Levy BR. Benefit of Gender-Affirming Medical Treatment for Transgender Elders: Later-Life Alignment of Mind and Body. LGBT Health 2018, 6: 34-39. PMID: 30562128, PMCID: PMC6909671, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2017.0262.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Older Age Associated with Mental Health Resiliency in Sexual Minority US Veterans
Monin JK, Mota N, Levy B, Pachankis J, Pietrzak RH. Older Age Associated with Mental Health Resiliency in Sexual Minority US Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016, 25: 81-90. PMID: 27769835, PMCID: PMC5291307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsLGB veteransHealth problemsU.S. veteransDifferent mental health challengesMental health needsMental health indicatorsMental health resiliencyUS veteransYoung sexual minoritiesMental health challengesLifetime depressionCurrent depressionAge AssociatedHealth needsGreater riskTrauma exposureHealth challengesSmaller social support networksPotential mechanismsHealth indicatorsVeteransMilitary characteristicsSocial isolationHeterosexual veterans
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
2011
Age Cohort Differences in the Effects of Gay-Related Stigma, Anxiety and Identification with the Gay Community on Sexual Risk and Substance Use
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Pachankis JE, Golub SA, Garrett-Walker JJ, Bamonte AJ, Parsons JT. Age Cohort Differences in the Effects of Gay-Related Stigma, Anxiety and Identification with the Gay Community on Sexual Risk and Substance Use. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 17: 340-349. PMID: 22038078, PMCID: PMC3549001, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleNew York CityPoisson DistributionRegression AnalysisRisk-TakingSelf ConceptSexual PartnersSocial IdentificationSocial StigmaSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsSexual riskHIV riskSubstance useBisexual menSex risk outcomesStrong independent predictorHIV risk behaviorsRisk outcomesGay/bisexual menRecipient ageEffect of ageHIV infectionIndependent predictorsAge cohort differencesRisk behaviorsPsychosocial predictorsAgeGay communityRiskDifferent cohortsYounger participantsCohort differencesOutcomesMenStudy of substances