Mental health consultations in a prison population: A descriptive study

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kjelsberg, Ellen ^a   Hartvig, Paal ^a   Bowitz, Harald ^b   Kuisma, Irene ^c   Norbech, Peder ^b   Rustad, Aase Bente ^a   Seem, Marthe ^b   Vik, Tom Gunnar ^d  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Psyk Poliklinikk Baerum ^*  (Norway)

^c Oslo Prison   (Norway)

^d TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DETENTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORWAY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUNISHMENT; REGISTRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33747006156     PISSN: 1471244X     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-6-27     Document Type: Article

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