Psychiatric morbidity in the male sentenced Irish prisons population

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 54-62

  Duffy, Dearbhla ^a   Linehan, Sally ^a   Kennedy, Harry G ^a  

^a CENTRAL MENTAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Irish prison population; Male sentenced; Psychiatric morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

EID: 33745852742     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: 07909667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700009587     Document Type: Article

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