RECRUITING

Affirmative Family and Individual Psychotherapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults and Their Nonaccepting Parents

Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of an LGBTQ-affirmative individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) and LGBTQ-affirmative family therapy (attachment-based family therapy for sexual and gender minority young adults; ABFT-SGM) delivered via telehealth to a sample of sexual and gender minority adults with nonaccepting parent(s) in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Israel. The investigators will assess whether both treatments are associated with significant decreases in depressive and anxiety symptoms. The investigators will also assess whether and how each treatment achieves reductions in mental health symptoms through specific mechanisms (e.g., rejection sensitivity, internalized stigma, emotion dysregulation, parental rejection and acceptance).

Official Title

Affirmative Family and Individual Psychotherapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults and Their Nonaccepting Parents

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-06-09
Study Completion:2027-06-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05766592

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:20 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * be 20 and older
  2. * be fluent in English
  3. * self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or other non-heterosexual identity
  4. * currently experience elevated depressive or anxiety disorder (screened initially using a cutoff of ≥ 2.5 on the Brief Symptom Inventory-4 and further confirmed by the BDI and BAI).
  5. * report at least moderate levels of parental rejection or low levels of parental acceptance, as measured using the PARSOS.
  6. * have at least one rejecting/nonaccepting parent that agrees to participate in the therapy.
  7. * live in New York State, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, or Israel.
  1. * report current mental health treatment ≥1 day/month (except for medication management ≤1 day/week)
  2. * report beginning a new medication within the past 30 days
  3. * exhibit active psychosis or active mania, as assessed by the DIAMOND.
  4. * exhibit active suicidality or active homicidality, as assessed by the SIDAS and DIAMOND
  5. * be currently legally mandated to attend treatment
  6. * demonstrate gross cognitive impairment, as assessed with the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status
  7. * do not have a parent willing to participate

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

John E Pachankis, PhD
CONTACT
646-429-9407
john.pachankis@yale.edu
Danielle M Chiaramonte, PhD
CONTACT
708-334-8331
danielle.chiaramonte@yale.edu

Principal Investigator

John E Pachankis, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Yale University
Gary M Diamond, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Study Locations (Sites)

Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative with the Yale School of Public Health Office
New York, New York, 10001
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Yale University

  • John E Pachankis, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale University
  • Gary M Diamond, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-06-09
Study Completion Date2027-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-06-09
Study Completion Date2027-06-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • LGBTQ
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Mental Health Issue
  • Parent-Child Relations