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Older Resources
Beyond the
Management of Sexual Problems: Creating a Therapeutic Environment for
Addressing Sexuality Issues -- Ducharme, Stanley H. In C.J. Durgin,
N. D. Schmidt, & L. J. Fryer (Eds.), Staff Development and Clinical
Intervention in Brain Injury Rehabilitation.
Gaithersburg, MD:
Aspen Publishers. (1993) The purpose of this chapter is to
describe how traumatic brain injury affects sexuality and sexual functioning,
identify the most common barriers to sexual adjustment in the rehabilitation
setting, outline the staff competencies needed to effectively address areas
of sexuality, state the various educational modalities available for staff
training and for clients in the areas of sexuality and identify program
development strategies that will assist rehabilitation programs to become
more responsive to clients' emotional recovery and sexual health.
The Impact of Brain Injury on Relationships: Three
Personal Stories (Video) -- Kreutzer, Jeffrey; Goodall, Patricia. Richmond, VA: Rehabilitation Research and Training
Center on Severe Traumatic Brain
Injury, Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical College
of Virginia.
(1992)
In this video four individuals
share their person stories in an interview with Dr. Kreutzer and Ms. Goodall. Kimberly Jordan and her mother, Rebecca Golda,
talk about how Kim's injury changed the course of their lives and the effect
it has had on Kim's relationship with her family and others. Jane Brittingham candidly discusses the immense struggle she
has had adjusting to her husband's brain injury. Lack of appropriate services
for the family and impact of sexuality are two to the topics she addresses.
Finally, Jay McLaughlin, a young man who was injured on his bicycle while
training for a triathlon, shares the personal tragedy of a broken marriage,
unemployment, and depression as a result of his injury.
Neuroanatomy
and Neurophysiology of Sexual Function: Horn, Lawrence J.; Zasler, Nathan D. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 5(2), June 1990, pp. 1-13. (1990). This
article reviews the neuroanatomical, endocrine, and
chemical underpinnings to normal sexual behavior. The neuroanatomical
influence over sexual function is followed from the peripheral nervous system
through the spiral cord to brainstem, limbic, and cortical structures. The
role of hormones in sexual function, fertility, and puberty is reviewed, with
a discussion of TBI-related disturbances in normal endocrine physiology. Neurochemical correlates to sexual function are discussed
primarily with reference to modulatory systems. The
article should provide a basis for understanding some of the medical
management strategies in treating sexual dysfunction after TBI.
Sex and the Brain-Injured Patient: Regaining Love,
Pleasure, and Intimacy -- Miller, Lawrence.
Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation, 12(3), May-June 1994, pp. 12-20. (1994). This article
explains how brain injury can impact the sexuality of both the survivor and
family members. Examples of possible sexual problems and suggestions for
treatment are presented.
Sexuality and the Person with Traumatic Brain
Injury: A Guide for Families --Griffith,
Ernest R;Lemberg, Sally. Philadelphia: F. A.
Davis Company. (1993) This
book is designed to share with families current
information on sexuality and sexual function of the brain injured person.
Various treatment options are discussed and the authors identify resources
and services.
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