§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many compulsory admissions to mental hospitals in Scotland were on the request of relatives and mental health officers, respectively, in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation in the exact form requested is not available. The following tables show from 1964 the number of compulsory admissions to mental hospitals and psychiatric units where the immediate source of referral was(a) relative or friend and (b) an officer of a local authority.
Mental Illness Hospitals and Phychiatric Units Referred by relative or friend Referred by officers of local authorities 1964 30 61 1965 45 80 1966 29 94 1967 34 77 1968 29 94 1969 45 57 1970 36 41 1971 54 32 1972 43 29 1973 46 25 1974 46 19 1975 73 27
Disorder Approximate percentage of compulsory admissions 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Schizophrenia 28 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 22 Alcoholic Psychosis, Alcoholism 9 9 10 12 11 12 11 12 12 10 Depressions 13 14 15 13 16 16 16 17 16 16 Senile Psychoses 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 Other Psychoses 17 16 17 17 16 19 20 19 22 23 Psychoneurotic Disorders (Excluding Depression) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Other Behaviour or Personality Disorders 11 12 12 13 13 9 11 10 10 10 Drug Dependence 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Mental Retardation 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 Other Conditions 6 6 6 7 6 7 9 8 8 8 Source: Scottish Mental Health In-patient Statistics
MHSA 2/087
December 1982
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Reffered by relative or friend Referred by officers of local authorities 1976 59 21 1977 69 27 1978 38 10 1979 47 46 1980* 57 20 * Provisional data.
Mental Handicap Hospitals Referred by relative or friend Referred by officers of local authorities 1964 4 42 1965 1 28 1966 5 15 1967 3 21 1968 3 21 1969 1 27 1970 3 7 1971 1 14 1972 1 12 1973 8 13 1974 6 10 1975 3 7 1976 1 6 1977 4 12 1978 4 13 1979 3 4 1980* 1 1 * Provisional data. Source: Scottish Mental Health In-Patient Statistics MHSA 2/085.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what principal disorders have resulted in compulsory detention in mental hospitals in Scotland in each of the past 10 years; and what percentage of admissions is represented by each principal disorder in each year.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe most recent information is as follows: