When sexuality is described in connection with disability, the disability
is often viewed as being ‘‘superimposed’’ upon otherwise healthy sexual
functioning. The literature on the impact of disability
on sexuality struggles to account for the sexual expressions of people with
disabilities in terms of desire, arousal, and positive sexual functioning.

Impact of Disability on Sexuality: A Psychological Perspective

Two specific themes emerged in the literature: psychological theories that describe the
impact of disability on sexuality and theories about disability and sexual
identity development in members of the sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual) community.

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Although the sexual behavior of those with disabilities is often stigmatized or ignored by the public, studies have shown that those with disabilities generally still experience the same physical, sexual, and romantic desires that those without disabilities experience.

Disability and Sexuality

Sarah L. Schulz (2009) Psychological Theories of Disability and Sexuality: A Literature Review, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 19:1, 58-69, DOI: 10.1080/10911350802631578

Psychological Theories of Disability and Sexuality: A Literature Review

Disabled and sexual-embodied subjectivities are much more than ‘asexual’ or ‘hypersexual’ pathological constructions. A greater attention to the
phenomenology of sexual embodiment, pleasure, desire, and the diverse meanings of
intimacy and the erotic can make significant contributions to social and scholarly analyses of disability and sexuality.

Disability and sexuality: Desires and pleasures

Media including movies and books for disability and sexuality can be found in the child nodes below.

Media About Disability and Sexuality

People diagnosed with psychotic disorders often have unmet needs relating to sexuality and intimacy, which impact negatively on recovery and the ability to lead a fulfilling life. Psychosis tends to be a barrier to the expression of sexuality and intimacy

Influence of psychosis on sexuality

Sexual dysfunction is common during short- and long-term treatment with antipsychotics, and is associated with a considerable impact on quality of life in adult and adolescent patients.

Influence of treatment of psychosis on sexuality

Switching to another antipsychotic medication,  have been preferable in managing many patients with treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction. Compounds with a lower frequency of sexual dysfunction should be considered as potential first-line options in psychotic patients with an active and satisfactory sexual life.

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