Suicide in recently released prisoners: A case-control study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 827-835

  Pratt, D ^a   Appleby, L ^a   Piper, M ^a   Webb, R ^a   Shaw, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control; Offender; Released prisoner; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; RISK; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952420305     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709991048     Document Type: Article

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