Men and women in the same prison: Interpersonal needs and psychological health of prison inmates

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 641-657

  Carcedo, Rodrigo J ^a,c   López, Félix ^a   Begona Orgaz M ^a   Toth, Katalin ^b   Fernández Rouco, Noelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio   (Spain)

Author keywords

Interpersonal needs; Loneliness; Prison inmates; Psychological health; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL NEEDS; PRISON; PRISONER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 55049115186     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07311596     Document Type: Article

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