Women prisoners' mental health: Vulnerabilities, risks and resilience

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-43

  Martin, Margaret E ^a   Hesselbrock, Michie N ^b  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Connecticut School of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Resilience; Substance use; Victimization; Women prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937345074     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v34n01_03     Document Type: Article

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