Sexual History Taking in Male Psychiatry OPD: Perspective of a Nurse

Sexual history taking is a sensitive method, and a nurse should prepare herself before interviewing a patient with a sexual problem. This commentary article draws the attention of all the nurses working in a psychiatric setting and dealing with patients with sexual issues. History taking is the fundamental function of a nurse, but sexual history taking is a tough nut to crack. Sexual history taking is an integrated part of the general history taking from a psychiatric patient along with birth history, childhood history, developmental history, educational history, play history, pubertal history, substance abuse history, marital history, fantasy life history, and so on. The majority of male patients with sexual problems are visiting psychiatric OPD. However, to reduce the stigma and develop more trust in nurses, there is a need for more and more understanding and interviewing skills in nurses