Sexual knowledge of Queensland forensic mental health patients
A cross-sectional quantitative study
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| ID | 15519505 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Elnike Brand (0000-0002-5053-8912, The University of Queensland, autor correspondente), Ching Tham (Metro South Health), Angela Ratsch (0000-0003-0806-6293, The University of Queensland), Ed Heffernan (0000-0002-7819-6264, The University of Queensland), Edward Heffernan |
| Ano | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Páginas | 1160277-1160277 |
| Data de publicação | 2023-04-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Editora | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1160277 |
| PMID | 37113546 |
| OpenAlex | W4364377806 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 95 |
Forensic patients with serious mental illnesses (SMI) encounter significant challenges including active symptomatology, associated social and interpersonal impairments, psychotropic medication side effects and institutionalization, all of which negatively affect sexual functioning and possibly their acquirement of sexual knowledge. Evidence shows an increased prevalence of high-risk sexual behavior by this group however, there is an absence of literature examining the sexual knowledge of forensic patients. This quantitative cross-sectional study enrolled N = 50 patients currently under the treatment requirements of a Forensic Order and utilized the validated General Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire (GSKQ) to quantify the participants' sexual knowledge over the domains of physiology, sexual intercourse, pregnancy, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and sexuality. Male forensic patients scored lower than females on all domains of sexual knowledge. All participants had reasonable knowledge of physiology, sexual intercourse and sexuality; of concern were poor scores on pregnancy, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. Thirty-five (70%) of the respondents indicated that they had some limited sex education, mostly at school. Only six (12%) received any sexual education from a health professional despite extensive contact with the forensic mental health services across many years. There is a need to assess the deficit in sexual knowledge of forensic patients in order to develop sexual health education, intervention and rehabilitative programmes that cater to the specific needs of this group to improve their sexual knowledge, encourage safe and positive sexual experiences, and enhance their quality of life
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Human sexuality · Intervention (counseling · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Reproductive health · Sexual intercourse · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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