Mental health problems among prison inmates: The effect of welfare deficiencies, drug use and self-efficacy

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-196

  Friestad, Christine ^a   Hansen, Inger Lise Skog ^a  

^a Fafo Research Foundation   (Norway)

Author keywords

Inmates; Living conditions; Mental health; Prison; Self efficacy; Social background; Welfare deficiencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244444575     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043850510035100     Document Type: Article

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