Pocket Guide to LGBTQ Mental Health Understanding the Spectrum of Gender and Sexuality

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Author: Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A., Eric Yarbrough, M.D.
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Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date: 2020
ISBN 10: 161537275X
ISBN 13: 9781615372751
eISBN: 9781615373109
Edition: 1st
Description:
The Pocket Guide to LGBTQ Mental Health is a down-to-earth, informative, and affirming manual for mental health clinicians working with patients of diverse gender and sexual identities. In recent years, people have begun to grapple with these issues in a healthier, more public way, and mental health practitioners must be prepared to meet their patients with the knowledge, understanding, and grasp of the context in which patients live their lives. The editors have brought their specialized knowledge to the project and, along with contributors who are experts in the field of LGBTQ mental health, have created a book of uncommon empathy. The volume’s structure is simple, consistent, and effective, with 10 chapters covering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and allied individuals. Some chapters overlap because some people identify with more than one of these identities. The writers have drawn on both the scientific literature and their own clinical experience to create a volume that is informative, practical, and easy to read.
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