Development and evaluation of a screening tool for identifying prisoners with severe mental illness

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 334-338

  Birmingham, Luke ^a   Mullee, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 24944438312     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.29.9.334     Document Type: Article

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