title: Are therapeutic communities therapeutic for women?
abstract: This paper addresses the growing phenomena of therapeutic community (TC) treatment approaches for women in correctional settings. Although rapidly increasing in number across the country, there is very little empirical research to support the effectiveness of TC treatment for women. Therefore, the literature on the efficacy and effectiveness of TC treatment for women is reviewed in relation to the literature on women's treatment issues. The literature review highlights the gaps where TC treatment ignores or exacerbates issues that are common to addicted women, or uses methods that may be contradictory to women's recovery.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The University of Iowa and Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, USA. mickey-eliason@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Michele J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eliason
mesh_terms: D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013808:Therapeutic Community; D016896:Treatment Outcome