It is likely that some of the patients included in the table will have been admitted for reasons other than for acute care. The figures for year ending March 2002 are not yet available.Patients Admitted to Mental Illness Hospitals or Psychiatric Units in Scotland; April 1997 to March 20011; all Psychiatric Specialties Excluding Psychiatry of Old Age2Health Board of Residence3Year Ending 31 March 1998199920002001PScotland15,06915,19514,97814,692Argyll and Clyde1,6711,6371,6541,598Ayrshire and Arran1,2661,2391,1651,115Borders307308298301Dumfries and Galloway506467428472Fife908918865801Forth Valley700691608646Grampian1,1821,3201,2431,224Greater Glasgow2,8262,8612,9252,913Highland662713717819Lanarkshire1,3281,3601,4381,489Lothian2,2522,2492,2601,983Tayside1,3711,4241,3311,271Island Boards15987138144Notes:PProvisional1.