Challenges for Canada in meeting the needs of persons with serious mental illness in prison

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 501-509

  Simpson, Alexander I F ^a   Mcmaster, Jeffry J ^a   Cohen, Steven N ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84890253077     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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