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ArticleCognitive and behavioral practice2025

Treatment Goals of Sexual Minority Men in LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT.

Cal D Brisbin, Zachary A Soulliard, Marc Puccinelli, Audrey Harkness, Benjamin K Fetzner, Steven A Safren, John E Pachankis

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Article in Cognitive and behavioral practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Cal D BrisbinUCLA Hub for Health Intervention, Policy and Practice, Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA.ORCID 0000-0002-7554-9140
Zachary A SoulliardMiami University.ORCID 0000-0003-2281-3857
Marc PuccinelliUniversity of Miami.ORCID 0000-0002-3730-0053
Audrey HarknessSchool of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami.ORCID 0000-0003-2290-9904
Benjamin K FetznerJoshua Center, Natchaug Hospital, Mansfield Center, CT.ORCID 0000-0002-8252-841X
Steven A SafrenUniversity of Miami.ORCID 0000-0002-0121-0806
John E PachankisYale School of Public Health.ORCID 0000-0002-2015-9225

Funding

A unified intervention for young gay and bisexual men's minority stress, mental health, and HIV riskR01MH109413 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI PACHANKIS, JOHN EDWARD · 2016 to 2020
$4.5M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH109413
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Abstract

Sexual minority men seek out mental health treatment at approximately twice the rate of the general population, with minority stress being the most likely explanation for this population's heightened mental and behavioral health concerns and associated treatment seeking. However, little research identifies sexual minority men's mental health treatment goals, thereby potentially hindering tailored treatment development and clinicians' preparation. The present study qualitatively identifies treatment goals among 94 ethnically diverse, majority cisgender sexual minority men who participated in a trial of LGBTQ-affirmative CBT. Analyses identified 44 unique treatment goals across 10 themes (e.g., Increase Affirmation and Acceptance of Sexual Minority Identity, Address Instant Gratification as a Form of Coping). Results highlight the relevance of this population's sexual minority identities and associated stressors to their treatment goals, prepare clinicians to expect to address these goals when working with sexual minority men, extend existing goal taxonomies to consider this population's distinct treatment needs, and highlight the importance of goal-driven evidence-based practice for this population.

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cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)LGBTQ-affirmative psychotherapysexual minority mensexual minority stresstreatment goals

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PMID40860177
PMCPMC12377692

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