12. LGBT Mental Health

Psychiatry Unbound

Dr. Laura Roberts is joined by Dr. Petros Levounis, president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association, deputy editor at APA Books to discuss The Pocket Guide to LGBTQ Mental Health (2020) and understanding the spectrum of human sexuality and fluidity. He also discusses his approach to motivational interviewing and his other published works.

In this episode:

The Pocket Guide to LGBTQ Mental Health (1:20) Understanding sexual fluidity (6:50) Understanding barriers to care (8:00) Other writings (11:02) Motivational Interviewing (12:30) the Buprenorphine waiver (20:09)

Petros Levounis is professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University where he studied chemistry and biophysics, before receiving his medical education at Stanford University School of Medicine and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. During medical school, he received an MA degree in sociology from Stanford before moving to New York City where he trained in psychiatry at Columbia University. He graduated from Columbia receiving the National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Resident Award and went on to complete his fellowship in addiction psychiatry at New York University. He has written numerous articles and monographs; has lectured extensively on addiction topics throughout the United States and abroad; and has been interviewed by all major television networks. Dr. Levounis is a Betty Ford Scholar, a recipient of a U.S. State Department Speaker and Specialist Award, and an honorary member of the World Psychiatric Association.

Resources: American Psychiatric Association Publishing: Technological Addictions (2022) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: The Pocket Guide to LGBTQ Mental Health (2020) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, 2nd Edition (2018) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice (2017) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: Pocket Guide to Addiction, Assessment and Treatment (2016) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: The Behavioral Addictions (2015) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: Addiction Casebook (2014) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: The LGBT Casebook (2012)