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Sexuality and mental health

Written by Sarah Fairbank on February 1, 2009. Posted in Clinical Psychology Bite-Size

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.
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Childhood Trauma and ‘Psychosis’

Written by Sarah Fairbank on October 20, 2008. Posted in Clinical Psychology Bite-Size

Childhood Trauma and ‘Psychosis’

Issue 07 – October 2008

Author: Sarah Fairbank and Steven Coles (sarah.fairbank@nottshc.nhs.uk and steven.coles@nottshc.nhs.uk)

Key points

  • Research suggests that child abuse can lead to ‘psychotic’ experiences such as ‘hallucinations’ and ‘delusions’ later in life
  • This research has caused debate and controversy particularly for biological and genetically oriented psychiatric practitioners
  • The focus on childhood trauma should not mean that other difficulties such as poverty and racism are ignored when considering psychological distress 
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