This is a site for articles related to human development for students taking Psy 2261 (Child Development) or Psy 2340 (Life-Span Development) at Columbus State Community College. Articles are relevant to physical, cognitive or psychosocial development issues in infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. If you find a broken link, please let me know!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Doctors See More STD's in Older Adults
This Columbus Dispatch article entitled "Doctors See More STD's in Older Patients" discusses the increasing numbers of STD's diagnosed in older adults (including HIV) in recent years. The article states that in recent years, individuals over 50 have accounted for 11% of new HIV cases, and numbers diagnosed with other types of STD's are growing. What are some of the variables impacting this increase in statistics? How do you talk about safe sexual behavior with people above 50?
Labels:
middle adulthood,
older adulthood,
physical health,
sexuality
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