title: Using a trauma-informed framework to care for incarcerated women.
abstract: Available health and social services in women's correctional facilities often do not consider the interrelationship of gender, trauma, and mental illness. As a result, preexisting health issues are often exacerbated, leaving women to reenter their communities with more complex health needs. We propose that a trauma-informed framework can be used to guide clinical interactions with female inmates. A case study is presented as an example of proposed best clinical practice. Future trauma-related practice implications are provided.
authors: Schoolof Nursing and Health Sciences, La Salle University, St. Benilde Tower-Office 1125, 1900 W. Olney Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA. harner@lasalle.edu
authors: Holly
authors: H
authors: Harner
authors: Ann W
authors: AW
authors: Burgess
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000451:nursing