All Outputs (4)

Sex, dementia, capacity and care homes (2010)
Journal Article

This paper addresses the appropriate legal and policy approach to sexual conduct involving people with dementia in care homes, where the mental capacity of one or both partners is compromised. Such conduct is prohibited by sections 34–42 of the Sexua... Read More about Sex, dementia, capacity and care homes.

Thinking about the rest of the world: mental health and rights outside the ‘First World’ (2010)
Book Chapter

Reforming mental disability law in Africa: practical tips and suggestions (2010)
Book

This report constitutes a major output of the project Designing Mental Health Law in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Lesotho which was directed by Professor Peter Bartlett, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Professor of Mental Health. The re... Read More about Reforming mental disability law in Africa: practical tips and suggestions.

‘You may kiss the bride, but you may not open your mouth when you do so’: policies concerning sex, marriage and relationships in English forensic psychiatric facilities (2010)
Journal Article

In 1996, the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommended that all psychiatric facilities in the UK develop policies concerning sexuality and sexual expression for persons contained in those facilities. This paper analyses the prevalence and content of... Read More about ‘You may kiss the bride, but you may not open your mouth when you do so’: policies concerning sex, marriage and relationships in English forensic psychiatric facilities.