Assessment of need for inpatient treatment for mental disorder among female prisoners: a cross-sectional study of provincially detained women in Ontario

Abstract Background International studies show a consistent finding of women in prisons as having a high prevalence of mental disorder. Most will be treated within the prison however the most severely ill require transfer to a hospital facility. The primary aim of our study was to survey the total p...

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Main Authors: Roland M. Jones, Kiran Patel, Alexander I. F. Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2083-x