Sexual relationships in married dementia sufferers

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 447-451

  Ballard, C G ^a   Solis, M ^b   Gahir, M ^c   Cullen, P ^b   George, S ^d   Oyebode, F ^e   Wilcock, G ^f  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Uffculme Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Married partners; Sexual relationship

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES;

EID: 0030961315     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199704)12:4<447::AID-GPS491>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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