Sexuality and mental health
Sexuality and mental health
Issue 11 – February 2009
Author: Sarah Fairbank (sarah.fairbank@nottshc.nhs.uk)Key points
- Historically sexuality and mental health has been viewed negatively, and service users are often pathologised as either asexual or deviant.
- Sexuality is not routinely addressed with service users, despite the focus on holistic care and research suggesting that sexuality is an important part of self.