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About the speaker

Dr. Levenson is the Rhona Arenstein Professor of Psychiatry, as well as Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, where he is also Chair, Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Vice-chair, Department of Psychiatry. He has published over 240 papers and book chapters, and seven books, including The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill, and Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care. His scholarly interests include psychiatric disorders and their treatment in the medically ill, psychological factors’ effects on health care utilization, and medical ethics.

Disclosure Statements

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James L. Levenson, MD, reports that he has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 12 months. He will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. This presentation was initially planned and recorded prior to January 1, 2023; therefore, the financial disclosure statement from the speaker reflects only the preceding 12 months, as was the standard at the time. This enduring activity was last reviewed for content validity on July 10, 2024. All conflicts have been mitigated through review.

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Todd Peters, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc, Louis J. Marino, Devi Bhuyan, PsyD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, April Sobiech, LCSW-C, Latia Suite, LCSW-C, Rachel Smolowitz, PhD, Tom Flis, LCPC, Stacey Garnett, RN, MSN, Stephanie M. Robinson, MSN, RN, Lisa E. Seldon, DNP, MSA, RN, NEA-BC, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.