Choreographies of sexual safety and liminality: Forensic mental health and the limits of recovery

Paula Reavey; James Ravenhill; Donna Ciarlo

doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100090

Choreographies of sexual safety and liminality: Forensic mental health and the limits of recovery

Paula Reavey, James Ravenhill, Donna Ciarlo

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Abstract

Medium secure forensic psychiatric units are unique environments within the broader “post asylum” landscape of mental health services. Length of stay is much greater and restrictions on behavior, including sexual behavior, are legally and institutionally legitimated, due to concerns regarding risk. As a result, sexuality is rarely explored with service users and no official policies on sexual conduct and sexual safety have yet been developed, despite sexuality being linked to positive recovery outcomes.

Original language	English
Article number	100090
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100090
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2022

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mental health, forensic unit, sexuality, risk, safety

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