Being Ex-PLISSIT: Addressing visible differences and intimacy with patients

Sharratt, Nicholas

Abstract

Having previously discussed the possibility that appearance-altering conditions may impact on the intimate and sexual lives of some patients, this article looks more closely at the Ex-PLISSIT model of interaction which may be deployed in discussing this potentially sensitive topic. He also explores the impact of visible differences on intimacy

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 23, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Apr 4, 2017
• Publication Date: Apr 4, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 1, 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• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed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: 6
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 144-145
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2017.6.3.144
• Keywords: visible difference, intimacy, romantic relationships
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/889523
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/joan.2017.6.3.144
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This document is an invited article and is the version submitted to the publisher and accepted without peer review. The Published Work appeared in final form in Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/joan.2017.6.3.144
• Contract Date: Dec 1, 2017