Conditions for women in in-patient psychiatric units: the Mental Health Act Commission 1996 national visit

Authors:
WARNER Lesley, FORD Richard
Journal article citation:
Mental Health Care, 1(7), March 1998, pp.225-228.
Publisher:
Pavilion

All NHS services are expected to make in-patient wards single-sex. However, as the authors report, women in psychiatric hospitals still have to share sleeping accommodation with men, and still experience sexual harassment, violence, threat and abuse. Some units are unable even to guarantee 24-hour access to a female member of staff.

Subject terms:
hospitals, mental health problems, mental health services, patients, policy, sexual harassment, violence, vulnerable adults, women, gender;
Content type:
research
ISSN print:
1368-1230

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