LGBTQ+ Intimate Partner Violence: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners

This book explores the unique issues involved in assessing, diagnosing, intervening, and treating intimate partner violence (IPV) in the LGBTQ+ population.

Currently, there is little to no instruction regarding this topic in training programs, and this volume is the culmination of an effort to remedy this deficit. The authors draw upon clinical examples and research from the IPV programs in their own organization as well as external research to provide a comprehensive overview. Chapters span topics that include definitions of IPV, its history, relevant issues within the LGBTQ+ community, the unique facets of LGBTQ+ IPV and its assessment and diagnosis. Case examples indicate how an assessment should be carried out and how to develop appropriate and effective interventions and treatment plans.

This book will empower clinicians to assess for and treat LGBTQ+ IPV whenever and wherever they encounter it.

Susan Holt, PsyD, LMFT, CCDVC has been a long-standing leader in the field of LGBTQ+ intimate partner violence. She founded the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Stop Violence Program, serves as its director and was instrumental in the development of the Center’s National Institute on LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence.

Amir K. Ahuja, MD, is the director of psychiatry at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, President of AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists, and president of the American Psychiatric Association LGBTQ Caucus. He also has a private practice in Beverly Hills, CA, USA.