Self-harm among UK female prisoners: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 741-751

  Völlm, Birgit A ^a   Dolan, Mairead C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CANFOR; Female; Mental health; Prison; Screening; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CAMBERWELL ASSESSMENT OF NEED FORENSIC VERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 70349748555     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940903174030     Document Type: Article

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