Interpersonal trauma in female offenders: a new, brief, group intervention delivered in a community based setting

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 795-802

  Ball, Sarah ^a   Karatzias, Thanos ^b   Mahoney, Adam ^c   Ferguson, Sandra ^a   Pate, Kirsty ^a  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community setting; complex trauma; female offenders; psychoeducation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; OFFENDER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84889253018     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2013.852233     Document Type: Article

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