actually there is a national data base of people who have been adjudicated to be mentally ill or who have been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Its a fact. Recently the federal government has been leaning on the states to get that information reported. Some states had not been reporting it, they are now.

Who said anything about suicide? I was giving an example of how a data base can be used. Security clearances are another example. I really dont know how the fact that you have been in rehab would become known under the present system. However with electronic medical records it will be on the record. Also if you lie and say that you have not been to rehab on an official form, you could be prosecuted for perjury.