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The Gerontologist, Vol 30, Issue 1 113-116, Copyright © 1990 by The Gerontological Society of America

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Sexual concerns of male spouses of female Alzheimer's disease patients

BT Litz, AM Zeiss and HD Davies
Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Little is known about the impact of dementia on sexuality. The attendant cognitive changes that occur in the Alzheimer's patient present the caregiver with many, often conflicting, challenges to a couple's sexual functioning. This case study highlights these issues by describing a man who reported an erectile dysfunction directly stemming from stressful changes that had occurred in his relationship to his wife who had Alzheimer's disease. General themes and relevant hypotheses are derived and clinical practice implications are explored.


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American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, September 1, 1994; 9(5): 7 - 14.
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