Screening Tools Assessing Risk of Suicide and Self-Harm in Adult Offenders: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 803-828

  Perry, Amanda E ^a   Marandos, Rania ^a   Coulton, Simon ^b   Johnson, Mathew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

offenders; self harm; suicide; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 77957042523     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X09359757     Document Type: Article

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