Exploring views about mental health problems and helpseeking amongst adult male prisoners at HMP Leeds

In the last few decades, the prison population has risen rapidly and now stands at over 82,000. Research suggests that up to 90% of prisoners have some kind of mental disorder or abuse substances (Singleton, Meltzer, Gatward, Coid, & Deasy, 1998). Significant recent attempts have been made to im...

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Main Author: Mitchell, Jonathan Philip
Published: University of Leeds 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487745