%T Prisons: mental health institutions of the 21st century?
%A Paul White
%A Harvey Whiteford



%D 2006
%J Medical Journal of Australia
%K Mental health, %K Prisons



%U https://apo.org.au/node/3590

%X Australian remand centres often contain more seriously mentally ill people than general hospital mental health inpatient units. However, it is unclear whether the apparent rise in prevalence of mental illness among prisoners reflects a genuine increase or an improvement in detection rates.
%9 Report