title: A randomized clinical trial of a therapeutic community treatment for female inmates: outcomes at 6 and 12 months after prison release.
abstract: This random assignment study compared female offenders (n = 468) with substance use disorders in a prison therapeutic community program with those in a cognitive-behavioral intervention. The study demonstrates that all women benefitted from gender-sensitive prison treatment, but the therapeutic community was more effective in reducing drug use, criminal activity, and exposure to trauma and increasing mental health functioning and time until reincarceration during the year after prison. In addition, the ability to sustain and even improve behavior change after the women leave prison highlights the importance of providing accessible community-based continuity of mental health and substance abuse services during reentry.
authors.affiliation: National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, New York 10010, USA. jysacks@mac.com
authors.forename: JoAnn Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKendrick
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057194:Intention to Treat Analysis; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D057566:Self Report; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013808:Therapeutic Community; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*