Does Patient Need Assistance with Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Disease?
Objective Identify the patient who could benefit from information about the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Annotation The clinician should ask the patient about sexual activity and safe sexual practices. The clinician should look for other evidence of the patient’s need for STD information in clinical history. A history of STDs would indicate a need for counseling in this area. • Counsel/Refer to Sexual Health Education Objective Provide the patient with an understanding of healthy sexual practices and support the patient in being assertive in preventing STDs. Annotation The sexuality of men and women with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders should be acknowledged and addressed. The identified vulnerability of the chronic mentally ill to high-risk sexual behavior and their concomitant lack of knowledge about the consequences of such behavior constitute appropriate indication to address sexual issues with patients with psychoses. Evidence Interventions Sourc
