Group psychotherapy in prison: Facilitating change inside the walls

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-144

  Morgan, Robert D ^a   Kroner, Daryl G ^b   Mills, Jeremy F ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pittsburgh Insitution   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correctional mental health treatment; Group psychotherapy; Offender rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249153819     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02729057     Document Type: Review

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