Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review.
Yuan-Pang Wang, Clarice Gorenstein
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24402217Actively Recruiting
Phase 3
Age: 20Years +
All Genders
ID05766592
Affirmative Family and Individual Psychotherapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults and Their Nonaccepting Parents
Led by Yale University · Updated on 2026-01-13
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Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Yale University
Lead Sponsor
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of two types of LGBTQ-affirmative psychotherapies delivered via telehealth for sexual and gender minority adults who have nonaccepting parents. The study focuses on adults living in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Israel. It aims to see if these therapies reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and to understand how specific factors like rejection sensitivity and parental acceptance affect mental health outcomes. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a 16-week course of individual LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or 16 sessions of attachment-based family therapy (ABFT-SGM). The CBT sessions are delivered weekly and focus on addressing minority stress mechanisms, while the family therapy involves sessions with the adult child alone, with their parent(s), and with the parent(s) alone, aiming to improve the parent-child relationship regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. During the study, participants will complete assessments measuring depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, internalized stigma, emotion regulation, parental acceptance and rejection, and relationship quality at the start, immediately after treatment, and five months later. The researchers will monitor changes in these areas to evaluate treatment effects and mechanisms. The total duration of participation includes the 16-week therapy period plus follow-up assessments up to five months post-intervention.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Affirmative Family and Individual Psychotherapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults and Their Nonaccepting Parents
Who Can Participate
Age: 20Years +
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be 20 years old or older
- Be fluent in English
- Self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or another non-heterosexual identity
- Currently experience elevated depressive or anxiety symptoms
- Report at least moderate parental rejection or low parental acceptance
- Have at least one rejecting or nonaccepting parent willing to participate in therapy
- Live in New York State, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, or Israel
You will not qualify if you...
- Receiving current mental health treatment one or more days per month, except medication management one day or less per week
- Started a new medication within the past 30 days
- Have active psychosis or mania
- Have active suicidality or homicidality
- Are legally mandated to attend treatment
- Have gross cognitive impairment
- Do not have a parent willing to participate
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or remote)
Treatment
Duration - 16 weeks
Participants receive 16 weekly telehealth psychotherapy sessions of either LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy or attachment-based family therapy with their nonaccepting parent(s).
16 weekly sessions via telehealth
Follow-up
Duration - 5 months
Participants complete assessments to measure changes in symptoms and psychosocial factors after treatment ends.
2 assessment visits (immediate post-intervention and 5-month post-intervention)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
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Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative with the Yale School of Public Health Office
New York, New York, United States, 10001
Not Yet Recruiting
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Ben-Gurion University Psychotherapy Research Lab
Beersheba, Israel, 84105
Actively Recruiting
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Research Team
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John E Pachankis, PhD
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Danielle M Chiaramonte, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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