Mentally disordered or lacking capacity? Lessons for management of serious deliberate self harm

In the second paragraph of this analysis article by Anthony S David and colleagues (BMJ 2010;341:c4489, doi:10.1136/bmj.c4489), under the heading “Synopsis based on coroner’s report” we gave the wrong date for Kerrie Wooltorton’s admission to hospital under section 3 of the 1983 Mental Health Act. She was admitted in March 2007 (not March 2009).