Challenge of Sexuality in Health Care (eBook)

Hazel Heath is a freelance consultant. Isabel White is a lecturer practitioner in cancer care at City University, London.

Contents 7
Contributors 9
Part One: Sexuality - Concept, Context and Influences 13
Introduction 15
1 Before the Sexual Revolution 24
2 The Sexual Revolution 37
3 Post HIV/AIDS: Emergence of a New Morality 49
4 Nursing as a Sexualised Occupation 63
5 Nurses, the Body and Body Work 78
Part Two: Sexuality Through the Lifespan 99
6 Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence 101
7 Sexuality and People with a Learning Disability 119
8 Sexuality, Fertility and Reproductive Health 134
9 Sexuality and Later Life 145
10 Sexuality and People who are Dying 165
Part Three: Sexuality in Health and Illness 179
11 Sexuality and People with Mental Health Needs 181
12 Sexuality and People Affected by Sexually Transmittec Infections 192
13 Sexuality and People with Acute Illness 206
14 Sexuality and People with Disability or Chronic Illness 223
15 Sexuality Expression for People with Disfigurement 238
Part Four: Current Approaches and Future Developments 253
16 Facilitating Sexual Expression: Challenges for Contemporary Practice 255
17 Addressing the Challenges: Agendas for Education, Research and Practice Development 276
Appendix 1 Useful Addresses and Contacts 287
Index 292

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