Prison-Based Treatment for Drug-Dependent Women Offenders: Treatment Versus No Treatment

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 38, Issue , 2006, Pages 333-343

  Messina, Nena ^a   Burdon, William ^a   Prendergast, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Prison based treatment; Treatment outcome; Women offenders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISON; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRISONER;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION; PRISONS; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN;

EID: 33845950855     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2006.10400597     Document Type: Article

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