Institutional responses to self-injurious behavior among inmates

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-141

  DeHart, Dana D ^a   Smith, Hayden P ^a   Kaminski, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Correctional mental health care; Inmates; Self harm; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 63649142759     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345809331444     Document Type: Article

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