Prisoner perspectives on mental health problems and help-seeking

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 773-788

  Mitchell, Jonathan ^a   Latchford, Gary ^b  

^a SOUTH WEST YORKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Mental health; Personal construct psychology; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TRUST;

EID: 77958602472     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2010.488697     Document Type: Article

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