Experiences, attitudes, and needs related to sexuality and service delivery in individuals with traumatic brain injury

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 99-116

  Moreno, Alexander ^a,b   Gan, Caron ^c   Zasler, Nathan ^d,e   Mckerral, Michelle ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE ET COGNITION   (Canada)

^c University of Toronto   (Canada)

^d Tree of Life LLC   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; Experiences; needs; service delivery; sexuality; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; ATTITUDE; BRAIN INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BRAIN INJURIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84940539977     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-151243     Document Type: Article

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