The perceptions of psychiatric nurses towards the sexuality of individuals with mental disorders
), Funda Gümüş(2),
(1) Institute of Health Sciences, Mental Health and Psychiatry Nursing Master’s Student, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
(2) Department of Nursing Faculty of Atatürk Health Sciences, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey; Department of Mental Health Nursing School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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