Good practice for mental health programming for women in prison: Reframing the parameters

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 431-433

  Moloney, K P ^a   Moller, L F ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mental health; Prison; Psychological trauma; Women

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; PRISON; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BENCHMARKING; CRIME VICTIMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRISONERS; PRISONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 66949122551     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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