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| Are psychiatrists guilty of 'ageism' when it comes to taking a sexual history? | | Author(s) | Walter Pierre Bouman, Jon Arcelus |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 1, January 2001 |
| Pages | pp 27-31 |
| Keywords | Psychiatrists ; Consultation ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Sexual activity ; Social surveys ; Midlands [England] ; South Yorkshire. |
| Annotation | 72 old age and general consultant psychiatrists at 20 hospitals in the Midlands and South Yorkshire were sent questionnaires with one of two different case vignettes: an old man complaining of low mood, and a middle-aged man with the same complaint. Both questionnaires included questions on taking a sexual history and management of sexual dysfunction. Consultant psychiatrists (general and old age) take a sexual history much more frequently from middle-aged than from older men. Middle-aged men with sexual dysfunction are referred to a specialised clinic, whilst older men are referred to a community psychiatric nurse. These findings indicate that taking a sexual history is often omitted in the psychiatric assessment of older men, who also do not receive appropriate referral and treatment for sexual dysfunction. Human sexuality and particularly aged sexuality requires more attention in psychiatric training. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010227210 A |
| Classmark | QT9: LK6: TOB: BIU: 3F: 82X: 85 |
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