Psychiatric disorders and unmet needs in Australian police cells

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1043-1051

  Baksheev, Gennady N ^a   Thomas, Stuart D M ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interagency relations; Needs assessment; Police cells; Psychiatric diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; REGISTER; SCREENING; STANDARD; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ODDS RATIO; POLICE; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049501319     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048674.2010.503650     Document Type: Article

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