Should there be separate forensic psychiatry services for ethnic minority patients?

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 370-379

  Lyall, Marc ^a  

^a SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority group; Forensic psychiatry services; Medication; Psychiatric disorder; Psychotherapy; Specialist services

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 20444399469     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940412331335661     Document Type: Review

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