Written question asked by Lord Lucas (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 October 2002. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 October 2002.

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Hunt of Kings Heath, Lord

Question

In the context of the draft mental health Bill, which of the academic studies of the prevalence of personality disorder (a) in the general population; (b) in primary care; and (c) in prisoners they believe to be most reliable. [HL 5448]. - Includes figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

639 c24-5WA; HL 5448

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Prisoners Mental health services Statistics Research Personality disorders

Contains statistics

Yes