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Attitudes About Sexuality & Aging with Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH
Attitudes About Sexuality & Aging with Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH
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59 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2021
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Podcast episode
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#074 - Our attitudes about sexuality & aging may influence an older adults' sexual health.In an effort to help mental health, senior care, and health care providers reflect on our own values and attitudes, I interview sexual health and aging expert, Dr. Maggie Syme.In this interview Dr. Maggie Syme and I discuss:What it means to be a sexual citizenAttitudes about sexuality and agingCurrent research on intimacy and agingBenefits of sexuality and intimacy in older adulthoodDementia and sexual expressionWhat sexual liberation looks like for older adultsMaggie L. Syme, PhD, MPH is currently a Project Director at Hebrew SeniorLife Marcus Institute for Aging. Her research has focused on sexual health and wellness in later life, specifically on issues related to sexual consent and ageism. Prior to her current Project Director role, Dr. Syme was an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Research at Kansas State University Center on Aging. Click here to visit the show notes page for all the resources mentioned in today's episode:Older Adult / Family? Download the Memory Loss & Mental Health GuideProfessional? Grab the Mental Health Professional’s Guide to Working with Older AdultsHelp others find this show by subscribing and leaving a review wherever you listen to the podcast, or here on i-tunes.
Released:
Aug 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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