Sexual Attitudes of Medical Students: Some Implications for Medical Education

SHERWYN M. WOODS and JOSEPH NATTERSONAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.124.3.323

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A study of senior medical students indicated that nearly half experienced anxiety or conflict in at least one category of sexual behavior This anxiety, combined with a lack of knowledge, resulted in a sense of inadequacy about their ability to treat the sexual problems of their patients in a medical practice. The authors recommend small group seminars as the most appropriate method for sex education of medical students.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124 • Number 3 • September 1967

Pages: 323 - 332

PubMed: 4382714

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Published in print: September 1967

Published online: 1 April 2006

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SHERWYN M. WOODS

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JOSEPH NATTERSON

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Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Education in Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90033, and NIMH Career Teacher under Public Health Service grant MH-8447 from the National Institute of Mental Health

Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine

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Sexual Attitudes of Medical Students: Some Implications for Medical Education

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