Paul Gosney, ST5 GA psychiatry1, Paul Lomax, ST6 GA/OA psychiatry1, Aileen O’Brien, reader in psychiatry and education21South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, London SW17 7DJ, UK2St George’s University of London, London SW17 0REpaul.gosney{at}gmail.comWe read with interest Wise’s article regarding the rise in detentions under the Mental Health Act (MHA), outlining the obvious human rights concerns.1What happens to people detained under the MHA once they enter hospital is...