Depression, anxiety, and history of substance abuse among Norwegian inmates in preventive detention: Reasons to worry?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inmates on preventive detention are a small and select group sentenced to an indefinite term of imprisonment. Mood disorders and substance abuse are risk factors for inmate violence and recidivism, so the prevalence of depression, an...

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Main Author: Værøy Henning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/40