The challenge of sexuality in health care / [edited by] Hazel Heath and Isabel White.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heath, Hazel B. M.

White, Isabel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex (Psychology).

Holistic nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of issues and concerns related to sexuality and health care. It describes the normal processes and issues which arise at different stages in a person's life connected with sexuality, and goes on to describe the particular issues and concerns that arise when there is illness, disfigurement, physical or mental disability. The Challenge of Sexuality in Health Care will provide qualified nurses, students, and health care professionals with the confidence to encourage patients to raise any concerns they might have.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Part One: Sexuality - Concept, Context and Influences; Introduction; 1 Before the Sexual Revolution; 2 The Sexual Revolution; 3 Post HIV/AIDS: Emergence of a New Morality; 4 Nursing as a Sexualised Occupation; 5 Nurses, the Body and Body Work; Part Two: Sexuality Through the Lifespan; 6 Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence; 7 Sexuality and People with a Learning Disability; 8 Sexuality, Fertility and Reproductive Health; 9 Sexuality and Later Life; 10 Sexuality and People who are Dying; Part Three: Sexuality in Health and Illness

11 Sexuality and People with Mental Health Needs 12 Sexuality and People Affected by Sexually Transmittec Infections; 13 Sexuality and People with Acute Illness; 14 Sexuality and People with Disability or Chronic Illness; 15 Sexuality Expression for People with Disfigurement; Part Four: Current Approaches and Future Developments; 16 Facilitating Sexual Expression: Challenges for Contemporary Practice; 17 Addressing the Challenges: Agendas for Education, Research and Practice Development; Appendix 1 Useful Addresses and Contacts; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611319182

9781281319180

128131918X

9780470774342

0470774347

9780470777404

0470777400

OCLC:

214282129