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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2025

Differential patterns of emotion regulation in sexual minority adolescents in residential treatment.

Eleanor M Schuttenberg, Brianna Pastro, Caroline Kelberman, Julia E Cohen-Gilbert, Elena R Stein, Maya Rieselbach, Jennifer T Sneider, Jennifer B Blossom, Alex S Keuroghlian, Marisa M Silveri

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Eleanor M SchuttenbergDepartment of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA; Neurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Brianna PastroDepartment of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, NY, USA.
Caroline KelbermanDepartment of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.
Julia E Cohen-GilbertDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Neurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Elena R SteinNeurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Maya RieselbachNeurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Jennifer T SneiderDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Neurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Jennifer B BlossomDepartment of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.
Alex S KeuroghlianDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; The Fenway Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Marisa M SilveriDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Neurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA. Electronic address: msilveri@mclean.harvard.edu.

Funding

Mentoring in Patient-Oriented Neuroscience ResearchK24AA025977 · NIAAA · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI MARISA M SILVERI · 2017 to 2026
$1.6M
NIAAA NIH HHS K24 AA025977
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Abstract

objectiveSexual minority adolescents experience disproportionate mental health problems, including increased anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Minority Stress Theory posits that sexual minority people experience significantly more stress (e.g., via discrimination or prejudice) in their everyday lives, which can underlie these mental health disparities. Though group differences in mental health symptoms are well-documented, there has been less focus on symptom trajectories, which is critical for identifying effective mental health interventions.

methodSeventy adolescents ages 13-19 years enrolled in a short-term, acute residential psychiatric treatment program provided self-report measures of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and emotion regulation difficulties at baseline, discharge (∼2 weeks), and one-month post-treatment follow-up. Adolescents self-reported sexual orientation and were stratified into sexual minority (SM, n = 37) or heterosexual (n = 33) groups.

resultsDepressive and anxiety symptoms and emotion dysregulation scores were significantly reduced at follow-up, compared to baseline. While there were no significant group x time interactions for depressive and anxiety symptoms, the SM group entered the program with worse emotion dysregulation scores, which improved more over time compared to the heterosexual group.

conclusionThese findings show that although sexual minority individuals can make substantial gains during residential treatment, emotion regulation difficulties are a particularly relevant treatment target. Emotion regulation, a transdiagnostic construct that typically develops substantially during adolescence, might be of critical importance when identifying effective treatment interventions for sexual minority youth. LIMITATIONS: Adolescents in this sample demonstrated limited racial diversity and likely displayed a higher degree of psychopathology than the general population.

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AnxietyDepressionEmotional RegulationResidential TreatmentSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultAcute residential treatmentAdolescenceEmotion dysregulationSexual minorityTreatment outcomes

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