The health needs of young people in prison

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-25

  Lennox, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mental health; neurodevelopmental disorders; physical health; prison; substance misuse; young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSIS; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WALES;

EID: 84925337742     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldu028     Document Type: Review

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