Correlates and predictors of self-reported suicide attempts among incarcerated youths

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-157

  Putniņš, Aldis L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Dept for Families and Communities ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Prediction; Suicide; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETENTION; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; JUVENILE; MALE; MOOD; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STATISTICS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 14944359192     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04269412     Document Type: Article

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