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A greater emphasis of the importance of physical healthcare for mental health nursing practice is now generally understood and in some services, has led to the implementation of innovative strategies and solutions.
However, when it comes to the sexual health of mental health consumers, evidence suggests nurses still tend to avoid the topic despite the well documented high sexual health needs that can be experienced by mental health consumers.
Chris Quinn, Brenda Happell and Chris Platania-Phung from SYNERGY: Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre (University of Canberra and ACT Health) have been exploring the sexual health needs of mental health consumers and the response to these health needs by nurses in mental...