Psychiatric problems of detainees under the A Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 407-409

  Robbins, Ian ^a,i   MacKeith, James ^b   Davison, Sophie ^c   Kopelman, Michael ^d   Meux, Clive ^e   Ratnam, Sumi ^f   Somekh, David ^g   Taylor, Richard ^h  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Oxford Clinic Medium Secure Unit   (United Kingdom)

^f EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h North London Forensic Service   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DETENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; LAW SUIT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; MOOD DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISON; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPOUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TERRORISM;

EID: 27844491070     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.29.11.407     Document Type: Article

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