The mental health consequences of dealing with self-inflicted death in custody

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-180

  Wright, L ^a   Borrill, J ^a   Teers, R ^a   Cassidy, T ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death in custody; Mental health impact; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; EMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OPTIMISM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISON; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUICIDE;

EID: 33748947649     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070600811824     Document Type: Article

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