Moderators of LGBQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy: ESTEEM is especially effective among Black and Latino sexual minority men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ)-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focused on minority stress processes can address gay and bisexual men's transdiagnostic mental and behavioral health concerns. Identifying moderators of treatment outcomes may inform the mechanisms of LGBQ-affirmative CBT and subpopulations who may derive particular benefit.

Method

Data were from a clinical trial in which gay and bisexual men with mental and behavioral health concerns were randomized to receive Effective Skills to Empower Effective Men (ESTEEM; an LGBQ-affirmative transdiagnostic CBT; n = 100) or one of two control conditions (n = 154): LGBQ-affirmative community mental health treatment (CMHT) or HIV counseling and testing (HCT). The preregistered

SUBMITTER: Keefe JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276576 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature