Sexuality, aging, and dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1026-1033

  Benbow, Susan Mary ^a   Beeston, Derek ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitudes; decision making frameworks; dementia workforce; education; intimacy; relationships; residential nursing care; sex; training

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BISEXUALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REDIRECTING BEHAVIOR; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CARE; STEREOTYPY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84861026654     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212000257     Document Type: Review

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