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W (a Patient) v Secretary of State for Scotland: IHCS 21 Apr 1999

Though sexual deviancy alone is not a mental disorder, a patient with a mental disorder such as psychopathy, could demonstrate that deviancy through abnormal behaviour constituting sexual deviancy.

Citations:

Times 21-Apr-1999

Statutes:

Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 64

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Health

Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.90197

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