Sexuality - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Accounts of disruptions to sexuality following cancer: the perspective of informal carers who are partners of a person with cancer.

30 Aug 2009 There is a growing body of research showing that cancer impacts upon the sexuality of informal carers in a couple relationship with a person with cancer. However, this research is primarily focused on partners of a person with gynaecological or ... Read more...

Influence of gender, sexual orientation, and need on treatment utilization for substance use and mental disorders: findings from the California Quality of Life Survey.

12 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Prior research has shown a higher prevalence of substance use and mental disorders among sexual minorities, however, the influence of sexual orientation on treatment seeking has not been widely studied. We use a model of help-seeking for ... Read more...

Growing old: a psychoanalyst's point of view.

30 Jul 2009 With the help of clinical examples, the author shows that psychoanalysis or psychotherapy after the age of 70 can be a fascinating experience, one that enables patients to reconstruct their internal history in such a way that their final years can ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sexuality - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Accounts of disruptions to sexuality following cancer: the perspective of informal carers who are partners of a person with cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Influence of gender, sexual orientation, and need on treatment utilization for substance use and mental disorders: findings from the California Quality of Life Survey. 12 Aug 2009
• Growing old: a psychoanalyst's point of view. 30 Jul 2009
• Murdered father; dead father: revisiting the Oedipus complex. 30 Jul 2009
• Sexuality and life-threatening illness: implications for social work and palliative care. 30 Jul 2009
• [Does sexuality still have a place for couples treated with assisted reproductive techniques?] Jul 2009
• Adding to the evidence base: body image and sexuality in women with pelvic organ prolapse. 29 Jun 2009
• Body image and sexuality in women with pelvic organ prolapse. 29 Jun 2009
• Changes in sexuality and intimacy after the diagnosis and treatment of cancer: the experience of partners in a sexual relationship with a person with cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Exploring attitudes towards older people's sexuality. 29 Jun 2009
• [Reflections with nursing students about modesty and intimacy in the elderly person] 29 Jun 2009
• [Intimacy and sexuality in the elderly at home, the role of the community nurse] 29 Jun 2009
• [Being a widow, the daily life of a woman coping in another way] 29 Jun 2009
• [Knowing how to question in clinical intimate and sexuality situations] 29 Jun 2009
• [How to approach sexuality in patients?] 29 Jun 2009
• [The process of aging and sexuality] 29 Jun 2009
• [Intimacy and sexuality in the elderly person] 29 Jun 2009
• People with Down's sindrome: adolescence and the journey towards adulthood. 30 May 2009
• Sexuality of people living with a mental illness: a collaborative challenge for mental health nurses. 30 May 2009
• Obesity and sexuality in women. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Sexuality'

Definition: The sexual functions, activities, attitudes, and orientations of an individual. Sexuality, male or female, becomes evident at PUBERTY under the influence of gonadal steroids (TESTOSTERONE or ESTRADIOL), and social effects.

Descriptor UI: D019529

Alternative terms: Sexuality;

Related Mesh Headings: Psychosexual Development;

Allowable Qualifiers: statistics & numerical data; classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics; ethnology; history; psychology;

Tree Number: F01.145.802.975; G08.686.867;

History Note: 1997; use SEX BEHAVIOR 1978-1996

Technical Notes: human only