The psychological needs of women prisoners: Implications for rehabilitation and management

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-43

  Byrne, Mitchell K ^a   Howells, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLICY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0036399989     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2002.9.1.34     Document Type: Article

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