The prevalence of mental disorders in prisoners in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 679-682

  Pondé, Milena P ^a   Freire, Antônio C C ^b   Mendonça, Milena S S ^b  

^a ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Closed prison; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; Mental disorders; Prevalence; Semi open system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955161567     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01691.x     Document Type: Article

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