Sexual Minorities and Mental Health

<p>Part 1.- What: Introduction.- 1.Introduction:&nbsp;Joanna&nbsp;Semlyen &nbsp;Poul&nbsp;Rohleder.- 2. Prevalence of mental health problems:&nbsp;Joanna&nbsp;Semlyen.- 3. Self harm/suicide:&nbsp;Liz McDermott,Professor of Health Inequality Affiliation, Faculty of Health & Medicine, Lancaster University, UK&nbsp;Part 2.- Why: Issues.- 4.Social prejudice:&nbsp;Sonja Ellis, Associate Professor Human Development, The University of Waikato, New Zealand.- &nbsp;5. Culture and Social norms:&nbsp;Rusi Jaspal, Professor and Pro Vice.- Chancellor for Research, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.- &nbsp;6. Mental health and sexual orientation across the Lifespan (youth, older age):&nbsp;Sue Westwood, Lecturer in Law, York Law School, University of York, UK..- &nbsp;7. Coming out:&nbsp;Ian Rivers, Professor of Education for Social Change, University of Strathclyde, UK.- 8. Intersecting Identities: gender and sexual diversity.- &nbsp;9. Harmful practices: Conversion therapy:&nbsp;Annie Bartlett, Professor and Head of Interdisciplinary Studies, St George’s University of London, UK.&nbsp;Part 3&nbsp;How: Interventions.- 10.&nbsp; Formulation:&nbsp;Martin Milton: Professor of Counselling Psychology at the School of Psychotherapy and Psychology, Regents University London, UK.- 11. Affirmative practice:&nbsp;Catherine Butler, Independent Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist, UK.- 12 CBT for LGB:&nbsp;Joanna&nbsp;Semlyen & Kate Rimes, Reader and Programme Director in Clinical Psychology, King’s College, London, UK.- 13 Psychoanalysis: Friend or Foe?:&nbsp;Poul&nbsp;Rohleder.- 14. Working with Couples:&nbsp;Dominic Davies, Psychotherapist and Founder of Pink Therapy, UK.- 15.Addressing substance abuse:&nbsp;Alex Margetts, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Tutor at Leicester University, UK.- &nbsp;16.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Working with sexual minority youth:&nbsp;Katherine Johnson, Professor of Psychology, University of Brighton, UK.- &nbsp;17.Working with gender diverse sexual minorities:&nbsp;Christina Richards, Clinical Research Fellow, NHS, UK.- &nbsp;18.Community Organisations:&nbsp;Monty Montcrieff, CEO of London Friend, UK.</p><br><p></p>