Abstract
In December last year the UK government published a white-paper for a new mental health act.1 The intention is that the act will provide a new legal framework for mental health services that reflects “major changes” in patterns of care. It will also provide new powers for compulsorily detaining those with mental disorders who are thought to pose a threat to the safety of others. Included in this group will be people with dangerous severe personality disorder (DSPD), a neologism that has no legal or medical status.
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