This statistic displays the number of detentions on admission to NHS hospitals with learning disability given as the primary reason for using the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009 to 2014, by gender. In 2013/14 there were 1,072 men and 333 women with a learning disability detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (October 29, 2014). Number of detentions due to learning disability under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009 to 2014, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/400133/learning-disability-as-reason-for-detention-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of detentions due to learning disability under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009 to 2014, by gender." Chart. October 29, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/400133/learning-disability-as-reason-for-detention-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2014). Number of detentions due to learning disability under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009 to 2014, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/400133/learning-disability-as-reason-for-detention-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of Detentions Due to Learning Disability under The Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009 to 2014, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Oct 2014, /statistics/400133/learning-disability-as-reason-for-detention-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Number of detentions due to learning disability under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009 to 2014, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/400133/learning-disability-as-reason-for-detention-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Number of detentions due to learning disability under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009 to 2014, by gender [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, October 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/400133/learning-disability-as-reason-for-detention-by-gender-in-england/
