Clinical Perspectives on Elderly Sexuality
Jennifer L. Hillman
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Description for Clinical Perspectives on Elderly Sexuality
Hardback. Covers topics such as body image and eating disorders, HIV, the long-term impact of sexual trauma in late life, sexuality in institutional settings, sexuality for partners of older adults with dementia and other chronic illnesses, traditional and non-traditional relationships, and information about medications that can cause sexual dysfunction. Series: Issues in the Practice of Psychology. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Throughout my clinical training and practice, I have been surprised by the number of times that sexual issues have emerged as an unexpectedly central feature in my work with older adults. I can vividly remember my own internal reaction on hearing one of my elderly female patients tell me that she was date raped a few years after the death of her elderly husband-when she was 68 years old. I can see in my mind's eye the blood splattered on the floor of an inpatient unit from an elderly man who smashed his arm through a window, furious that his ... Read more
Throughout my clinical training and practice, I have been surprised by the number of times that sexual issues have emerged as an unexpectedly central feature in my work with older adults. I can vividly remember my own internal reaction on hearing one of my elderly female patients tell me that she was date raped a few years after the death of her elderly husband-when she was 68 years old. I can see in my mind's eye the blood splattered on the floor of an inpatient unit from an elderly man who smashed his arm through a window, furious that his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Series
Issues in the Practice of Psychology
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306463358
SKU
V9780306463358
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Clinical Perspectives on Elderly Sexuality
`This text is well suited for professionals working with the elderly and will enhance the understanding of all who read it, including the elderly themselves and their caretakers and families.' A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health