Prison suicides in Germany from 2000 to 2011

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 386-389

  Opitz Welke, Annette ^a   Bennefeld Kersten, Katharina ^b   Konrad, Norbert ^c   Welke, Justus ^d  

^a Berlin Prison Hospital   (Germany)

^b Institut Für Suizidforschung   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Common Joint Committee ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Prison psychiatry; Prison suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRISON; PRISONER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE;

GENDER DIFFERENCES; PRISON PSYCHIATRY; PRISON SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84887020684     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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