Meeting the Addiction Treatment Needs of LGBT Persons with Co-occurring Disorders
November 15, 2011 1 PM EST
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Members of sexual minorities have special needs that must be addressed in order to provide effective treatment for their addictions as well as co-occurring psychological and behavioral problems. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons with psychiatric disorders may experience a delay in diagnosis of addiction and may be prescribed medications that are unsafe for them. Alternatively, undiagnosed psychiatric illness may complicate primary addiction treatment and undermine ongoing recovery in these populations. This Webinar will review commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders in LGBT populations, their clinical presentation, and special issues affecting addiction, its treatment and recovery.
Learning Objectives:
· Identify and recognize the three most common psychiatric disorders in gay men, and identify and recognize the three most common psychiatric disorders in lesbians
· In persons with trauma-related illnesses, alert providers to risks associated with certain psychopharmacologic interventions and suggest safer pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic alternatives
· Refer persons to appropriate mutual support systems for co-occurring sexual compulsivity, sexual abuse issues and domestic violence.
· In persons with trauma-related illnesses, alert providers to risks associated with certain psychopharmacologic interventions and suggest safer pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic alternatives
· Refer persons to appropriate mutual support systems for co-occurring sexual compulsivity, sexual abuse issues and domestic violence.
About the Speaker(s):
Penelope P. Ziegler, MD, FASAM, is a member of the NALGAP board. In addition, she serves as Medical Director of Virginia Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program and is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She is Board-certified in General and Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.
