Social problem solving, anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-107

  McMurran, Mary ^a   Christopher, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEAR; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVOUSNESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THREAT;

EID: 67649947187     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532507X267031     Document Type: Article

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