Stephen B. Levine MD

Dr. Stephen B. Levine is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is the solo author of four books, Sex Is Not Simple in 1989 Sexual Life: A Clinician’s Guide in 1992; Sexuality in Midlife in 1998 and Demystifying Love: Plain Talk For the Mental Health Professional in 2006; Barriers to Loving: A Clinician’s Perspective in October 2013. He is the Senior Editor of the first, second and third editions of the Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. He has been teaching, providing clinical care, and writing since 1973 and has generated original research, invited papers, commentaries, chapters, and book reviews. He has served as a journal manuscript and book prospectus reviewer for many years. From 1993 to 2017, he was co-director of the Center for Marital and Sexual Health/Levine, Risen & Associates, Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio. He and two colleagues received a lifetime achievement Masters and Johnson’s Award from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in March 2005.