Attitudes of Male Prisoners Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 49-61

  Williams, Mei Wah ^a   Skogstad, Philip ^b   Deane, Frank P ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Canterbury Health Laboratory   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Helpseeking attitudes; Male prisoners; Mental health professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009647971     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v34n02_04     Document Type: Article

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