Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries
Background: Sexual expression by forensic psychiatric patients is poorly researched. Methods: Forensic experts representing 14 European countries were interviewed to explore the diverse ways in which sexual expression within forensic settings is handled. Results: No country had a national policy,...
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| author | Tiwana, Rajveer McDonald, Stephanie Völlm, Birgit |
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| description | Background: Sexual expression by forensic psychiatric patients is poorly researched.
Methods: Forensic experts representing 14 European countries were interviewed to explore the diverse ways in which sexual expression within forensic settings is handled.
Results: No country had a national policy, although many had local policies or shared practices. Progressive approaches to patient sexuality were evident in nine of the countries sampled. The UK appeared the most prohibiting and excluding, its protocols apparently based on risk aversion and lack of emphasis or consideration of patients’ sexual needs.
Conclusions: Uniform national policy supporting patients’ sexual expression would provide significant improvements. |
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| spelling | nottingham-320712020-05-04T17:38:17Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32071/ Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries Tiwana, Rajveer McDonald, Stephanie Völlm, Birgit Background: Sexual expression by forensic psychiatric patients is poorly researched. Methods: Forensic experts representing 14 European countries were interviewed to explore the diverse ways in which sexual expression within forensic settings is handled. Results: No country had a national policy, although many had local policies or shared practices. Progressive approaches to patient sexuality were evident in nine of the countries sampled. The UK appeared the most prohibiting and excluding, its protocols apparently based on risk aversion and lack of emphasis or consideration of patients’ sexual needs. Conclusions: Uniform national policy supporting patients’ sexual expression would provide significant improvements. BioMedCentral 2016-02-03 Article PeerReviewed Tiwana, Rajveer, McDonald, Stephanie and Völlm, Birgit (2016) Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10 (5). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1752-4458 Sexual Expression Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals European Policies Long-Stay Patients Mental Health Patient Relationships Human Rights http://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-016-0037-y doi:10.1186/s13033-016-0037-y doi:10.1186/s13033-016-0037-y |
| spellingShingle | Sexual Expression Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals European Policies Long-Stay Patients Mental Health Patient Relationships Human Rights Tiwana, Rajveer McDonald, Stephanie Völlm, Birgit Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries |
| title | Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries |
| title_full | Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries |
| title_fullStr | Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries |
| title_short | Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries |
| title_sort | policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different european countries |
| topic | Sexual Expression Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals European Policies Long-Stay Patients Mental Health Patient Relationships Human Rights |
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