SEXUALITY IN A PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTION

Authors
TRUDEL G DESJARDINS G
Citation
G. Trudel et G. Desjardins, SEXUALITY IN A PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTION, Canadian journal of psychiatry, 39(7), 1994, pp. 421-428
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Canadian journal of psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
07067437
Volume
39
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
421 - 428
Database
ISI
SICI code
0706-7437(1994)39:7<421:SIAPI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The main goal of this paper is to describe the problems associated wit h the expression of sexuality of patients in a psychiatric setting. Th e problem is analyzed according to the normalization principle. The st aff's attitude is considered to be a determining factor in this situat ion. The authors present the principal conclusions of their study and make some practical recommendations.