Substance misuse in a high security hospital: Three years of urine drug testing at the State Hospital, Carstairs

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 606-619

  MacIntyre, Donald ^a   McNamara, Neil ^b   Irwin, Doug ^c   Gray, Colin ^c   Darjee, Rajan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c State Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High security hospital; mentally disordered offenders; Scotland; Substance use; Urine testing

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 11144266598     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478994042000270274     Document Type: Article

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