Setting up a clinical psychology service for commercial sex workers

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 231-234

  Stevenson, Clare ^a,b   Petrak, Jenny ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Improving access; Psychology; Sex work; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONDOM; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRUST; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFE SEX; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

RETROSTATIN; RUFOCROMOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONDOMS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONDON; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; STREPTONIGRIN; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 34250617869     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207780658872     Document Type: Article

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