The relationship between amphetamine use, crime and psychiatric disorder among prisoners in New South Wales.

The study used data from a survey of the mental health of prisoners to examine possible links between amphetamine use, psychiatric disorder and the alleged offences for which the inmate was received to NSW prisons. Ethical approval was obtained to examine data from inmates received to NSW prisons in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Riddell, S., Nielssen, O., Butler, Tony, MacDonald, C., Starmer, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11989