ABSTRACT
By 30 June 1992, 76,696 cases of AIDS had been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), the highest incidence occurring in people in their early to late 20s. If carers are to address the health care problems arising from this, they must push aside personal prejudices. Programmes must also be developed to help carers cope with anxieties and stress while health education should target those most at risk of infection and highlight the relevance of AIDS to society as a whole.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/nursing , Attitude of Health Personnel , HIV Infections/nursing , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Europe/epidemiology , Female , HIV Infections/epidemiology , Homosexuality , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Models, Psychological , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Although various courses of treatment for paedophilia have been tried, there is little evidence of their effectiveness. Important factors that mitigate against success are the inability of paedophiles to see their sexual activity as warranting treatment and their reluctance to change their behaviour.
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Pedophilia , Adolescent , Adult , Aversive Therapy , Behavior Therapy , Female , Humans , Male , Pedophilia/diagnosis , Pedophilia/psychology , Pedophilia/therapy , RecurrenceABSTRACT
It is estimated that over 6600 children under the age of 16 years are sexually abused each year in England and Wales (NSPCC, 1990). Of these incidents, 78% involve female children and 22% male children. The effects on the child range from self-mutilating behaviour and dissociative disorders to suicide. Consequently, nurses caring for victims of sexual abuse need to be aware of the trauma involved.
Subject(s)
Child Abuse, Sexual , Adolescent , Child , Child Abuse, Sexual/epidemiology , Child Abuse, Sexual/nursing , Child Abuse, Sexual/psychology , Child Development , Child, Preschool , Decision Trees , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Prevalence , United Kingdom/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Nurses play a valuable role in helping victims of child sexual abuse. Through constant reassurance and skilled assistance the victims can realize that they can survive the abuse experience. The nurse wishing to work with this group of patients has an ethical and moral obligation to develop the necessary expertise and clinical competence to ensure that the intervention does not cause further harm and the development of maladaptive behaviour.
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Child Abuse, Sexual/nursing , Social Support , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Psychotherapy/methods , Self-Help GroupsABSTRACT
Most, if not all, patients with HIV/AIDS experience significant problems in adjusting to a probably fatal illness and require psychological or psychiatric assistance. This places an enormous neuropsychiatric burden on the psychiatric services.
