The psychiatric 'Supermax'?: Long-term, high-security psychiatric services

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-166

  Mason, Tom ^a  

^a Forensic Mental Hlth Dept N ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POLITICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ENGLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISONERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SECURITY MEASURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WALES;

EID: 0032957784     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(98)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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