... patients in high security psychiatric hospitals with between 300-600 in the community, about 98% of those with DSPD are believed to be men2. Studies suggest that hardly any women perhaps even none, meet the criteria3. The DSPD programme is piloted by the Home Office, Department of Health and the Prison Service. Although DSPD is not a medical diagnosis, people assessed for the programme will have committed a violent or sexual crime and been detained under the Criminal Justice system or current Mental Health Legislation. Individuals will be assessed against the national DSPD criteria only if they have a history of violent or sexual behaviour, and if there is evidence to suggest the person has severe personality disorder. Only people who have committed a crime will be detained in prison and those detained in hospital will have rights and safeguards under the Mental Health Act 1983. The DSPD programme works with the most ...

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