that may be classified as a mental disorder by the medical profession (such as sexual dysfunction) to avoid legal definition that would allow those with such a condition to be subject to compulsory treatment under the Mental Health Act. Continuous or intermittent Remission of mental illness does not necessarily mean that an individual is no longer mentally disordered. The inclusion of the word "intermittent" gives clinicians scope to ensure patient compliance with treatment where treatment has caused remission and ceasing treatment would lead to a resurgence of illness. Part 6 of the Act Part 6 of the MHA lays out the rights of patients receiving mental health care. These rights are: General right to information Respect of cultural identity Right to treatment Right to be informed about treatment Further rights in case of visual or audio recording Right to independent psychiatric advice Right to legal advice Right to company, and seclusion Right to receive visitors and make phone calls Right to receive letters and postal articles Right to send letters and postal articles Right to complain when rights are breached Whilst a number of these rights were included in the previous Mental Health Act (1969), others are new to statute. However some, such as the right to receive visitors and make phone calls, were considered fundamental and it was seen as unnecessary to include them in statute. Section 64 of the Act states that a person has to receive a statement of their rights under the Act in writing at the commencement of treatment. However, in practice it may not always be appropriate to give this information to patients if they are acutely unwell. These rights are contextual. Patients have these rights because of their status as a psychiatric inpatient. Informed consent For the treatment of mental health, capacity to consent is not judged by the person's mental health status (i.e. if they have been diagnosed with a mental illness) but in relation to the significance of the decision to be made. Patients may be capable to consent to (or refuse) some procedures but not others. Special patients A special patient is someone who has entered the mental health system through the criminal justice system. They are individuals who have been found unfit to plead, acquitted on account of insanity or have been committed to a hospital or facility on conviction. Special patients are subject to far greater controls in