Mixed sex wards

Patient's charter update may rule on mixed-sex wards.

The government was expected to launch an extended version of the Patient's Charter in London today (Wednesday).

Mixed-sex wards: a survey of patient's opinions.

Sex on the wards: Conundra for clinicians.

Should psychiatric inpatients be allowed to engage in sexual activities? Do clinicians have a right to prevent them from doing so? If so, when may sexual interaction be restricted? What sorts of clinical issues and problems are posed for nursing staff, and how should psychiatrists and administrators respond to these? These and related questions have received little attention from either medical...

Is there a case for single sex wards?

Why did wards go mixed in the first place? In the 1960s, when the old long-stay wards began to empty, the prevailing ideology was that mixed gender institutions were healthier places than single sex ones. Mixed sex education was increas ing in schools and even in previously male Oxbridge colleges. Within psychiatry, mixed sex in-patient units were introduced by the therapeutic community movemen...

Gazing behavior during mixed-sex interactions: sex and attractiveness effects.

We investigated to what extent the length of people's gazes during conversations with opposite-sex persons is affected by the physical attractiveness of the partner. Single participants (N = 115) conversed for 5 min with confederates who were rated either as low or high on physical attractiveness. From a mating strategy perspective, we hypothesized that men's increased dating desire towards hig...