Screening new inmates in a female prison

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 428-439

  Earthrowl, Mark ^a   McCully, Robin ^a  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prison; Psychosis; Reception screening; Suicide; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; SELF EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036739201     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585180210152373     Document Type: Article

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