Mental disorders and request for psychiatric intervention in an Italian local jail

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-450

  Zoccali, R ^a   Muscatello, M R A ^a   Bruno, A ^a   Cambria, R ^a   Cavallaro, L ^a   D'Amico, G ^a   Isgro S ^a   Romeo, V ^a   Meduri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mental health; Prisoners; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINAL LAW; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 53149111093     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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