Citation

Dent E. Health Serv. J. 2006; 116(6011): e24.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Emap Healthcare)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16827518

Abstract

Around one tenth of medium-secure patients are women, but NHS provision does not reflect this. Women patients are more likely than men to have a history of abuse or self-harm, but less likely to have committed a violent or sexual offence. Medium-secure services are increasingly being provided in-house rather than being commissioned from the private sector.

Language: en

Keywords

Female; Forensic Psychiatry; Humans; Mental Health Services; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Security Measures; Self-Injurious Behavior; State Medicine; United Kingdom; Women's Health Services