Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among inmates in Norwegian prisons: Estimates given by different vocational groups;Psykisk lidelse og avvik blant norske fengselsinnsatte

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 124, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2091-2093

  Hartvig, Pål ^a   Østberg, Bjørn ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORWAY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4344665791     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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