Impact of visible differences on intimacy: The role of health professionals

Sharratt, Nicholas

Abstract

An appearance-altering condition can have a negative impact on an individual's psychosocial wellbeing. This may extend into the important spheres of love and intimacy and can affect existing relationships, as well as the formation of new partnerships. This article discusses why intimacy is a topic that is often not discussed with health professionals and offers initial suggestions as to how this may be redressed

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 19, 2015
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Nov 29, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 1, 2017
• Journal: Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
• Print ISSN: 2050-3717
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 449-451
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.9.449
• Keywords: visible difference, disfigurement, intimacy, romantic relationships, sex, psychology, healthcare professionals, patients
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/804202
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.9.449
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.9.449
• Contract Date: Nov 29, 2017