Footnotes
1 For more information on the implementation of the Act see www.scotland.gov.uk/health/mentalhealthylaw
2 More detail on the different provisions of the Act can be found on the Scottish Executive Adults with Incapacity website: www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/Civil/16360/4927. For research on part 5 of the Act covering medical treatment and research see Davidson, S et al (2004) Review of the Implementation of Part 5 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, Edinburgh: Scottish Executive. Analyses of the implementation of Parts 2, 3 and 6 can be found in Killeen, J et al (2004), the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: Learning from Experience, Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.
3 The following definitions of these terms are taken from, Inclusion Project (2003), Towards a Healthier LGBT Scotland,LGBT Health Scotland, Glasgow.
Homophobia: An irrational fear and dislike of lesbian, gay and bisexual people, which can lead to hatred resulting in verbal and physical attacks and abuse;
Transphobia: an irrational fear and dislike of Transgender people, which can lead to hatred resulting in verbal and physical attacks and abuse;
Heterosexism: The belief that heterosexuality is naturally superior to homosexuality or bisexuality. This belief justifies domination and the imposition of values and beliefs.
4 Internalized homophobia: the ways in which lesbians and gay men incorporate learned negative attitudes and beliefs about homosexuality in the process of growing up (Cochran, 2001).
5 For more information on domestic violence and abuse experienced by LGBT people, see for example, Broken Rainbow conference report, 2002, accessed via http://www.broken-rainbow.org.uk/ . For data on number of reported incidencts of same-sex domestic abuse see Gadd et al. 2002.
6 Coming out refers to LGBT people's on-going experience of disclosing their sexuality (Inclusion Project Report, 2003).
7 As the authors' note, this may underestimate the extent of mental health problems among the student population because it relies on self-report.
8 Data included in the report may include people with mental health problems.