Assessing the effectiveness of a trauma-oriented approach to treating prostituted women in a prison and a community exiting program

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-312

  Ward, Allison ^a   Roe Sepowitz, Dominique ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female inmates; Prison programming; Prisoners; Trauma interventions

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRISON; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 70449659874     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770902809837     Document Type: Article

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