A randomized experimental study of gender-responsive substance abuse treatment for women in prison

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-107

  Messina, Nena ^a   Grella, Christine E ^a   Cartier, Jerry ^a   Torres, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beyond Trauma; Corrections based treatment outcomes; Gender responsive treatment; Helping Women Recover; Women offenders

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG USE; EMPIRICISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUIDED IMAGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITATION; OFFENDER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRISONERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 74249100608     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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