Sexuality of people living with a mental illness: A collaborative challenge for mental health nurses

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-203

  Quinn, Chris ^a,b   Browne, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Gold Coast Mental Health Service and Drug and Alcohol Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Nursing; Sexuality; Standards

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY;

EID: 65149100679     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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