What demands do those admitted from the criminal justice system make on psychiatric beds? Expanding local secure services as a development strategy

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-102

  James, David ^a   Cripps, Jonathan ^b   Gray, Nicola ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community forensic psychiatry; Costs; Local secure unit; Mentally disordered offenders; Needs assessment; Secure provision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON;

EID: 0031898016     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189808402180     Document Type: Article

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