title: The new Mental Health Act statistics reveal some interesting, if inconvenient, truths.
authors.affiliation: Weightmans LLP. david.hewitt@weightmans.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hewitt
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data