SynthesisJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2017
Omitted data in randomized controlled trials for anxiety and depression: A systematic review of the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Inclusion of sexual- and gender-minoritized individuals in randomized clinical trials of first-line treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic literature review.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness enhances cognitive functioning: a meta-analysis of 111 randomized controlled trials.Health psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- A tailored compassion-focused therapy program for sexual minority young adults with depressive symotomatology: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2017Trial
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- Comparing sexual minority and heterosexual women's intimate partner violence treatment outcomes: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Psychological services · 2026Article
- Unequal Burdens: Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities vs Cisgender Heterosexual Individuals.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Trauma Symptoms, Minority Stress, and Substance Use: Implications for Trauma Treatment in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2025Article
- Outcomes of an Evidence-Based Telemental Health Program Across Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.Health equity · 2025Article
- Advancing Psychosocial Treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A State-of-the-Science Review.Behavior therapy · 2024Review
- A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Cognitive and/or Behavioural Interventions Targeting Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Populations.Clinical psychology in Europe · 2024Review
- Common practices for sociodemographic data reporting in digital mental health intervention research: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- A patient-centered model of mental health care for trauma and minority stress in transgender and gender diverse people: A bottom-up network analysis.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Suicidal Ideation Disparities Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Compared to Cisgender Community Health Patients.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Intercultural adaptation and influencing factors analysis of the Chinese version of the anxiety scale for the older adults in a long-term care population.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Changing language, changes lives: Learning the lexicon of LGBTQ+ health equity.Research in nursing & health · 2022Article
- Mental health services use and depressive symptom scores among gay and bisexual men in Canada.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Lack of Representation in Psychiatric Research: A Data-Driven Example From Scientific Articles Published in 2019 and 2020 in theThe American journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- A Systematic Review of Recommendations for Behavioral Health Services for Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults: The Three-Legged Stool of Evidence-Based Practice is Unbalanced.Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association · 2021Article
- Review and Analysis of International Transgender Adult Primary Care Guidelines.Transgender health · 2021Article
- The Role of Implementation Science in Reducing Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Disparities.LGBT health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current study examined the frequency with which randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of behavioral and psychological interventions for anxiety and depression include data pertaining to participant sexual orientation and nonbinary gender identities.
methodUsing systematic review methodology, the databases PubMed and PsycINFO were searched to identify RCTs published in 2004, 2009, and 2014. Random selections of 400 articles per database per year (2,400 articles in total) were considered for inclusion in the review. Articles meeting inclusion criteria were read and coded by the research team to identify whether the trial reported data pertaining to participant sexual orientation and nonbinary gender identities. Additional trial characteristics were also identified and indexed in our database (e.g., sample size, funding source).
resultsOf the 232 articles meeting inclusion criteria, only 1 reported participants' sexual orientation, and zero articles included nonbinary gender identities. A total of 52,769 participants were represented in the trials, 93 of which were conducted in the United States, and 43 acknowledged the National Institutes of Health as a source of funding.
conclusionsDespite known mental health disparities on the basis of sexual orientation and nonbinary gender identification, researchers evaluating interventions for anxiety and depression are not reporting on these important demographic characteristics. Reporting practices must change to ensure that our interventions generalize to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. (PsycINFO Database Record
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