The treatment of sexuality issues among the disabled is improved by the use of tools drawn from the Family Systems Model. The systems perspective lends an overview of the unique meaning of sex to the individual client as he or she has learned it in the context of the family. The construction of a genogram and an ecogram "map" the psychosexual patterns that are affected by the onset of a disabil...

The study examines anthropology’s ongoing neglect of the theoretical challenges posed by Alfred Kinsey’s (1894-1956) critique of binary sexuality and his re-definition of sexual difference. Focusing on the universal variability of life and the many-leveled continuities of the sexual, Kinsey propounded a deconstructive approach of sex research conducive to a paradigm shift at the core of sexolog...

OBJECTIVES To provide an overview of the challenges in sexuality men face when they have been diagnosed and treated for various types of cancer. DATA SOURCES Review and research articles, abstracts, books, electronic databases, clinical experience. CONCLUSIONS An in-depth assessment of sexual needs and issues specific to men includes physical and psychosocial problems related to sexuality. ...

BACKGROUND Research has found staff attitudes regarding the sexuality of people with intellectual disability (ID) to be negative but influenced by several factors. The current study aimed to examine whether gender of people with ID affects such attitudes. METHOD Semistructured interviews were completed with 10 staff members and analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Results indicated 3 t...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe patients' and their partners' perceptions of gender roles, gender power relationships, and sexuality before diagnosis of and after treatment for cervical cancer. DESIGN Descriptive. SETTING Southern Thailand. SAMPLE 97 women with cervical cancer who received cancer treatment, including radiotherapy, and their partners. METHODS Structured interview methods ...

Organizational studies is eminently a theoretical field. In this sense, the one of the main goals in organization studies is to search and develop new approaches to be applied and used in research that has relations with the process of organizing in contemporary society. Then, the main idea we can outline about this statement is that in this specific research organization does not mean an entit...

Background: Most studies address medical treatment of infertility and psychosocial outcomes caused by infertility-related stress, but few studies examine the infertility’s impact on sexuality. Aim: A literature review was conducted to answer the questions: 1) How is sexual self concept impacted in infertile individuals and their partners? 2) Does infertility have a negative impact on sexual rel...

BACKGROUND Most studies address medical treatment of infertility and psychosocial outcomes caused by infertility-related stress, but few studies examine the infertility's impact on sexuality. AIM A literature review was conducted to answer the questions: 1) How is sexual self concept impacted in infertile individuals and their partners? 2) Does infertility have a negative impact on sexual rel...

A long-term disability can have a profound impact on a woman’s innate sense of sexuality, sexual function and, occasionally, fertility. Research findings suggest that some 14% to 20% of women over 15 years of age have a long-term disability; this means that most physicians will be involved in the care of physically or mentally challenged women. Nevertheless, there is little in the medical liter...

This research addresses the interrelations existing between trajectories of intimate partnerships and attitudes toward sexuality, sexual desire, and sexual satisfaction. It is based on a dataset of 600 adults aged 25-46 living in Geneva (Switzerland) and uses innovative multivariate techniques for clustering life trajectories. The results emphasize the diversity of men's and women's trajectorie...