Recent advances in the development of screening tools for mental health in young offenders

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-377

  Bailey, Susan ^a   Tarbuck, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mental health; Screening; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33748260163     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yco.0000228756.72366.de     Document Type: Review

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