The mortality of young offenders sentenced to prison and its association with psychiatric disorders: a register study

Sailas, Eila; Feodoroff, Benjamin; C. Lindberg, Nina; Virkkunen, Matti; Sund, Reijo; Wahlbeck, Kristian

doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki169

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The mortality of young offenders sentenced to prison and its association with psychiatric disorders: a register study

Published in European Journal of Public Health • Sep 1, 2005

Authors:

Eila Sailas

Benjamin Feodoroff

Nina C. Lindberg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We studied the nationwide mortality in Finland of young offenders sentenced to prison, with the advantage of a long-term follow-up in an unselected population. In addition, we aimed to clarify the relationship between psychiatric disorders requiring hospital treatment and early death in ...

Subject

Prison

Psychiatry

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