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.

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 (IPV).

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.