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General Reports
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Evaluating concurrent validity of criminal justice and clinical assessments among women on probation.
Odio CD, Carroll M, Glass S,  et al
 
Health Justice. 2018 Apr 7;6(1):7.
Abstract

Sexual Misconduct in Prison: What Factors Affect Whether Incarcerated Women Will Report Abuses Committed by Prison Staff?
Kubiak SP, Brenner HJ, Bybee D,  et al
Law Hum Behav. 2017 Jun 26.
Abstract

Childhood Victimization, Attachment, Coping, and Substance Use Among Victimized Women on Probation and Parole.
Dishon-Brown A, Golder S, Renn T, et al
 
Violence Vict
. 2017 May 17.

Abstract

Truth Be Told: Evaluation of a Narrative and Skills Intervention in Two Women's Prisons.
Ross MW.

J Correct Health Care
. 2017 Apr;23(2):184-192.
Abstract

Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Female Inmates: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Nidich S, Seng A, Compton B,
et al
Perm J
. 2017;21.
Abstract

Identifying Health Experiences of Domestically Sex-Trafficked Women in the USA: A Qualitative Study in Rikers Island Jail.
Ravi A, Pfeiffer MR, Rosner Z, Shea JA.
J Urban Health. 2017 Jan 23
Abstract

"Prison Ain't Free Like Everyone Thinks": Financial Stressors Faced by Incarcerated Women.
Harner HM, Wyant BR, Da Silva F.
Qual Health Res. 2016 Aug 18.

Abstract

Female Offenders, HIV Peer Programs, and Attachment: The Importance of Prison-Based Civilian Staff in Creating Opportunities to Cultivate Prosocial Behaviors.
Collica-Cox K.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 May 23.
Abstract

African American Female Offender's Use of Alternative and Traditional Health Services After Re-Entry: Examining the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations.
Oser CB, Bunting AM, Pullen E, Stevens-Watkins D.
J Health Care Poor Underserv
ed
. 2016;27(2A):120-48.
Abstract

Health Conditions Prior to Imprisonment and the Impact of Prison on Health: Views of Detained Women.
Alves J, Maia Â, Teixeira F.

Qual Health Res
. 2015 Dec 1.
Abstract

Implementation Science and the Criminal Justice System.
Ibañez GE.
Am J Public Health. 2015 Aug 13:e1 al
Abstract

Easily forgotten: Elderly female prisoners.
Handtke V, Bretschneider W, Elger B, Wangmo T.

J Aging Stu
d
. 2015 Jan;32:1-11.
Abstract

Racial/ethnic disparities in history of incarceration, experiences of victimization, and associated health indicators among transgender women in the U.S.
Reisner SL, Bailey Z, Sevelius J.
Women Health. 2014 Sep 4.
Abstract

Making Sense of Imprisonment: Narratives of Posttraumatic Growth Among Female Prisoners.
van Ginneken EF.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Sep 2
Abstract

Policy advocacy and leadership training for formerly incarcerated women: An empowerment evaluation of ReConnect, a program of the Women in Prison Project, Correctional Association of New York.
Pinto RM, Rahman R, Williams A.

Eval Program Plann
. 2014 Aug 8;47C:71-81.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Factors associated with sterilization use among women leaving a U.S. jail: a mixed methods study
Ramaswamy M, Kelly PJ.
BMC Public Health. 2014 Jul 31;14(1):773.
Paper

Between caring and monitoring: ambiguities and contradictions in the discourse of a female penitentiary officer
Barcinski M, Altenbernd B, Campani C.

Cien Saude Colet
. 2014 Jul;19(7):2245-54.
Abstract

Malign Neglect: Assessing Older Women's Health Care Experiences in Prison.
Aday R, Farney L.

J Bioeth Inq
. 2014 Jul 4.
Abstract

Doulas' Perspectives about Providing Support to Incarcerated Women: A Feasibility Study.
Shlafer RJ, Hellerstedt WL, Secor-Turner M, et al
Public Health Nurs. 2014 Jul 1.
Abstract

Religion in the lives of older women serving life in prison.
Aday RH, Krabill JJ, Deaton-Owens D.
J Women Aging. 2014;26(3):238-56.
Abstract

Sleep quality and risk for sleep apnea in incarcerated women.
Harner HM, Budescu M
.
Nurs Res
. 2014 May-Jun;63(3):158-69.
Abstract

Who Benefits from Gender Responsive Treatment? Accounting for Abuse History on Longitudinal Outcomes for Women in Prison.
Saxena P, Messina N, Grella CE.
Crim Justice Behav. 2014 Apr;41(4):417-432.
Abstract

Health Education Needs of Incarcerated Women.
Dinkel S, Schmidt K.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2014 Apr 22
Abstract

Adverse childhood experiences among women prisoners: Relationships to suicide attempts and drug abuse.
Friestad C, Ase-Bente R, Kjelsberg E
.
Int J Soc Psychiatry
.
2014 Feb;60(1):40-6
Abstract

Nobody's Child: The Role of Trauma and Interpersonal Violence in Women's Pathways to Incarceration and Resultant Service Needs.
Fuentes CM.
Med Anthropo
l Q
. 2013 Nov 27

Abstract

Sexuality, Sexual Practices, and HIV Risk Among Incarcerated African-American Women in North Carolina.
Farel CE, Parker SD, Muessig KE, et al

Womens Health Issues
. 2013 Nov-Dec;23(6):e357-64.

Abstract

Establishing Construct and Predictive Validity of the Prison Inmate Inventory for Use With Female Inmates.
Degiorgio L.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Oct 1
1
Abstract

Recurrent voluntary ingestion of metallic objects in prison by a female patient.
Aalouane R, Lahlou F, Aarab C,  et al
Encephale. 2013 Oct 3.

Abstract

Reframing Spaces by Building Relationships: Community Collaborative Participatory Action Research with Aboriginal Mothers in Prison.
Sherwood J, Kendall S.
Contemp Nurse. 2013 Jul 1.
Abstract

Piloting a Psycho-Social Intervention for Incarcerated Women With Trauma Histories: Lessons Learned and Future Recommendations.
Liebman RE, Burnette ML, Raimondi C, et al

 Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
. 2013 Jun 26
Abstract

Counting Down: HIV Prison-Based Peer Education Programs and Their Connection to Reduced Disciplinary Infractions.
Collica-Cox K.

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
. 2013 Jun 11
Abstract

Factors contributing to poor physical health in incarcerated women
Harner HM, Riley S.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013;24(2):788-801
Abstract

Behavioral health and social correlates of reincarceration among Hispanic, native American, and white rural women.
Willging CE, Malcoe LH, St Cyr S, et al
Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Jun 1;64(6):590-3.
Abstract

Women offenders-managing risk.
Treen B, Stewart C.
Med Leg J
. 2012;80(Pt 2):42-59
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Criminal career-related factors among female robbers in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and a presumed 'revolving-door' situation.
Mauá FH, Baltieri DA.
Rev Bras Psiquiatr
. 2012 Jun;34(2):176-84.
Paper

Living with the loss of a child: Mothers in the criminal justice system.
Lewin LC, Farkas KJ.
Palliat Support Care
. 2012 May 22:1-8.
Abstract

Maternal Separations During the Reentry Years for 100 Infants Raised in a Prison Nursery.
Byrne MW, Goshin L, Blanchard-Lewis B
 Fam Court Rev. 2012 Jan 1;50(1):77-90
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Risk factors for homelessness and sex trade among incarcerated women: A Structural equation model.
Kim S, Johnson TP, Goswami S, Puisis M.
J Int Womens Stud
. 2011 Jan;12(1):128-148
Paper

Child Maltreatment Histories Among Female Inmates Reporting Inmate on Inmate Sexual V ictimization in Prison: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation.
Walsh K, Gonsalves VM, Scalora MJ,  et al 
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Oct 10.
Abstract

Navigating the challenges of prison research with women.
Ferszt GG, Chambers A.
Nurse Educ
. 2011 Nov;36(6):256-9.
Abstract

Using Participatory Methods to Examine Policy and Women Prisoners' Health.
Hatton DC, Fisher AA.
Policy Polit Nurs Pract
. 2011 Sep 27
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Imprisonment and women's health: concerns about gender sensitivity, human rights and public health.
van den Bergh BJ, Gatherer A, Fraser A, Moller L.
Bull World Health Organ. 2011 Sep 1;89(9):689-94.
Paper

The development of a parenting program for incarcerated mothers in Australia: A review of prison-based parenting programs.
Newman C, Fowler C, Cashin A.
Contemp Nurse
. 2011 Aug;39(1):2-11.

Abstract

Pedagogy of individual choice and female inmate reentry in the U.S. Southwest.
Kellett NC, Willging CE.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2011 Aug 22.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Health and human rights of women imprisoned in Zambia.
Todrys KW, Amon JJ.
BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2011 Jun 22;11(1):8
Paper

Predictive and incremental validity of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide scores with male and female jail inmates.
Hastings ME, Krishnan S, Tangney JP, Stuewig J.
Psychol Assess
. 2011 Mar;23(1):174-83.
Abstract

The Healthy Teen Girls Project: Comparison of Health Education and STD Risk Reduction Intervention for Incarcerated Adolescent Females.
Robertson AR, St Lawrence J, Morse DT, et al
Health Educ Behav. 2011 Mar 10.
Abstract

Women's health in prisons: It is time to correct gender insensitivity and social injustice.
van den Bergh BJ, Møller LF, Hayton P.

Public Health
. 2010 Oct 1
Abstract

The multidimensionality of "pains of imprisonment" among incarcerated women in Israel.
Soffer M, Ajzenstadt M.
Women Health
. 2010 Sep;50(6):491-505.
Abstract

Working through mass incarceration: gender and the politics of prison labor from east to west.
Haney LA.

Signs (Chic)
. 2010;36(1):73-98.
Abstract

Effectiveness of an HIV Prevention Program for Women Visiting Their Incarcerated Partners: The HOME Project.
Grinstead Reznick O, Comfort M, McCartney K, Neilands TB.

AIDS Behav
. 2010 Aug 12
Abstract

Attachment organization in a sample of incarcerated mothers: distribution of classifications and associations with substance abuse history, depressive symptoms, perceptions of parenting
competency and social support.

Borelli JL, Goshin L, Joestl S, Clark J, Byrne MW.

Attach Hum Dev
. 2010 Jul;12(4):355-74
Abstract

Profile of Women in a County Jail.
Kelly PJ, Peralez-Dieckmann E, Cheng AL, Collins C.

J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
. 2010 Mar 23:1-8.
Abstract

 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Navigating the challenges of conducting research in women's correctional facilities
GG Ferszt, A Chambers
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Utilizing community-based participatory research methods to document women's health ssues in prison
VD Woods, K Carter, D Ojukwu, et al
(136 APHA)
Abstract
 

Epidemiological modeling of interventions for women in prison
VD Woods, K Carter  
(136 APHA)
Abstract

General Healthcare Services/Needs
 

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Challenges and mental health needs of women in prison.
Bartlett A, Hollins S.  Br
J Psychiatr
y
. 2018 Mar;212(3):134-136
Abstract

Prison Health Care Governance: Guaranteeing Clinical Independence.
Pont J, Enggist S, Stöver H,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2018 Apr;108(4):472-476.
Abstract

Characteristics and Health Needs of Veterans in Jails and Prisons: What We Know and Do Not Know about Incarcerated Women Veterans.
McCall JD, Tsai J. 
Womens Health Issues
. 2017 Dec 4

Abstract

Access to healthcare services during incarceration among female inmates.
Ahmed R, Angel C, Martel R, Pyne D, Keenan L.
 Int J Prison Health. 2016 Dec 19;12(4):204-215.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Health status and access to health services of female prisoners in Greece: a cross-sectional survey.
Geitona M, Milioni SO.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Jul 11;16(1):243.
Paper

Healthcare delivery for women in prison: a medical record review.
Abbott P, Magin P, Hu W.
Aust J Prim Health. 2016 May 9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
An Assessment of Female Prisoners' Perception of the Accessibility of Quality Healthcare: A Survey in the Kumasi Central Prisons, Ghana.
Sarpong AA, Otupiri E, Yeboah-Awudzi K, et al
Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2015 May-Jun;5(3):179-84.
Paper

Nurse-Led Trauma-Informed Correctional Care for Women.
Mollard E, Brage Hudson D.

Perspect Psychiatr Care
. 2015 May 18
Abstract

Malign Neglect: Assessing Older Women's Health Care Experiences in Prison.
Aday R, Farney L.
J Bioeth Inq. 2014 Jul 4.
Abstract

Contextualising Professional Ethics: The Impact of the Prison Context on the Practices and Norms of Health Care Practitioners.
White KL, Jordens CF, Kerridge I.

J Bioeth Inq
. 2014 Jul 11.
Abstract

Social and custodial needs of older adults in prison.
Hayes AJ, Burns A, Turnbull P, Shaw JJ.
Age Ageing. 2013 Jun 21
Abstract

Finnish female prisoners - heavy consumers of health services.
Viitanen P, Vartiainen H, Aarnio J,  et al
Scand J Public Health
. 2013 Mar 1.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE

Changes in health-related quality of life following imprisonment in 92 women in England: a three month follow-up study.

Plugge E, Douglas N, Fitzpatrick R.
Int J Equity Health
. 2011 May 25;10(1):21
Paper

Incontinence: enhancing care in women's prisons.
Drennan V, Goodman C, Norton C, Wells A.
Nurs Times
. 2011 May 3-9;107(17):18-9.
Abstract

The Impact of Quitting Smoking on Weight Among Women Prisoners Participating in a Smoking Cessation Intervention.
Cropsey KL, McClure LA, Jackson DO,
et al
Am J Public Health
. 2010 Jun 17
Abstract

 

Pregnancy
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States.
Kelsey CM, Medel N, Mullins C,
 
Matern Child Heal
th J
. 2017 Feb 24.
Abstract

Pregnancy and Parenting Support for Incarcerated Women: Lessons Learned.
Shlafer RJ, Gerrity E, Duwe G.
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015 Autumn;9(3):371-8.
Abstract

Systematic mixed-methods review of interventions, outcomes and experiences for imprisoned pregnant women.
Shaw J, Downe S, Kingdon C.

J Adv Nurs
. 2015 Jan 6.
Abstract

Brazilians have different views on when abortion should be legal, but most do not agree with imprisoning women for abortion.
Faúndes A, Duarte GA, de Sousa MH,
 et al
Reprod Health Matters
. 2013 Nov;21(42):
Abstract

Advocating for safe abortion in Rwanda: how young people and the personal stories of young women in prison brought about change
Umuhoza C, Oosters B, van Reeuwijk M, Vanwesenbeeck I.

Reprod Health Matters
. 2013 Jun;21(41):49-56.
Abstract

Advocating for pregnant women in prison: the role of the correctional nurse.
Ferszt GG, Hickey JE, Seleyman K.
J Forensic Nurs. 2013 Apr-Jun;9(2):105-10
Abstract

Nurses' experiences caring for incarcerated patients in a perinatal unit.
Zust BL, Busiahn L, Janisch K.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2013 Jan;34(1):25-9.
Abstract

Health care of pregnant women in U.S. State prisons.
Ferszt GG, Clarke JG.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012;23(2):557-69.
Abstract

Who Will Speak for Me? Advocating for Pregnant Women in Prison.
Ferszt GG.
Policy Polit Nurs Pract
. 2011 Nov 22
Abstract

Maternal Incarceration During Pregnancy and Infant Birthweight.
Howard DL, Strobino D, Sherman SG, Crum RM.
 
Matern Child Health J
. 2010 Apr 27.
Abstract

 

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Reproductive Health Care for Incarcerated Women
S  Won, K Pollack, K Carr
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Improving the health of pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women and their babies: An innovative prison-based program in urban Philadelphia
M Mogul, A Hilley 
(136 APHA)
Abstract

Pregnant and Incarcerated
R Rothrock, OM Lederer, S Davis
(135 APHA)
Abstract


Women with Children in Prison
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Recidivism after Release from a Prison Nursery
Goshin LD, Byrne MW, M.Henninger M

Public Health Nursin
g Vol 31, Is 2, p 109–117, March/April 2014
Abstract

Intergenerational transmission of attachment for infants raised in a prison nursery.
Byrne MW, Goshin LS, Joestl SS.

Attach Hum Dev
. 2010 Jul;12(4):375-93.
Abstract

 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  A Closer Look at Two Mother-child Prison Programs and their Impact on Children's Access to Health Care
V Gomez, E Greenblatt, S Marin, et al 
(136 APHA)
Abstract
 
  Assessment of Children's Access to Health Care at Two Mother-child Prison Programs in California
V Gomez, E Greenblatt, S Marin, et al 
(136 APHA)
Abstract

Risk Behaviors
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Predictors of Adherence to Behavioral Counseling and Medication Among Female Prisoners Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial.
Berg CJ, Ahluwalia JS, Cropsey K.
J Correct Health Care. 2013 Aug 15.
Abstract

Relationship Influence and Health Risk Behavior Among Re-Entering Women Offenders.
Staton-Tindall M, Frisman L, Lin HJ,  et al
Womens Health Issues. 2011 Feb 10
Abstract

Condom use among sterilized and nonsterilized women in county jail and residential treatment centers.
Pruitt SL, von Sternberg K, Velasquez MM, Mullen PD.
Womens Health Issues
. 2010 Nov-Dec;20(6):386-93
Abstract

Impact of self-initiated pre-quit smoking reduction on cessation rates: Results of a clinical trial of smoking cessation among female prisoners.
Cropsey KL, Jackson DO, Hale GJ, et al

Addict Behav
. 2010 Sep 29.
Abstract

Sexual practices and dental dam use among women prisoners - a mixed methods study.
Yap L, Richters J, Butler T,  et al

Sex Health
. 2010 Jun;7(2):170-6
Abstract

 

Mental Health
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Multiple traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder and offending behaviour in female prisoners.
Karatzias T, Power K, Woolston C,  et al.
Crim Behav Ment Health. 2017 Jun 2
Abstract

Psychological Benefits of Yoga for Female Inmates.
Danielly Y, Silverthorne C.
Int J Yoga Therap. 2017 Apr 24
Abstract
 

A literature-based intervention for women prisoners: preliminary findings.
Billington J, Longden E, Robinson J.
Int J Prison Health. 2016 Dec 19;12(4):230-243.
Abstract

Mental Illness Among Women Referred for Psychiatric Services in a New Zealand Women's Prison.
Collier S, Friedman SH.

Behav Sci Law
. 2016 Apr 7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Continuing Care and Trauma in Women Offenders' Substance Use, Psychiatric Status, and Self-Efficacy Outcomes.
Saxena P, Grella CE, Messina NP.

Women Crim Justice
. 2016;26(2):99-121.
Paper

The Habitual Female Offender Inside: How Psychopathic Traits Predict Chronic Prison Violence.
Thomson ND, Towl GJ, Centifanti LC.
Law Hum Behav
. 2016 Feb 4
Abstract

The Habitual Female Offender Inside: How Psychopathic Traits Predict Chronic Prison Violence.
Thomson ND, Towl GJ, Centifanti LC.
Law Hum Behav. 2016 Feb 4
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The Impact of a Mindfulness Based Program on Perceived Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Sleep of Incarcerated Women.
Ferszt GG, Miller RJ, Hickey JE, et al

Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2015 Sep 16;
Paper

Posttraumatic stress disorder in incarcerated women: A call for evidence-based treatment.
Harner HM, Budescu M, Gillihan SJ, et al
Psychol Trauma. 2015 Jan;7(1):58-66.
Abstract

Disciplinary Responses to Misconduct Among Female Prison Inmates With Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and Co-Occurring Disorders
Houser K, Belenko S.

Psychiatr Rehabil J
.
2015 Feb 9.

Abstract

Child abuse, drug addiction and mental health problems of incarcerated women in Israel.
Chen G, Gueta K.

Int J Law Psychiatry
.
2015 Feb 3.

Abstract

Cognitive function is associated with prison behaviour among women in prison but not with subjective perception of adjustment to prison.
Rocha NB, Fonseca DA, Marques AB,  et al

Crim Behav Ment Health
. 2014 Sep 23
Abstract

Comorbid Antisocial and Substance Misuse Proclivity and Mental Health Service Utilization by Female Inmates: Testing the Worst of Both Worlds Hypothesis With the PAI.
Walters GD, Magaletta PR.
Psychol Serv. 2014 Sep 15.
Abstract

Reentry Challenges Facing Women with Mental Health Problems.
Visher CA, Bakken NW.

Women Health
. 2014 Sep 4
Abstract

Evaluation of a comedy intervention to improve coping and help-seeking for mental health problems in a women's prison.
Wright S, Twardzicki M, Gomez F, Henderson C.

Int Rev Psychiatry
. 2014 Aug;26(4):423-9
Abstract

Provider Experiences with Prison Care and Aftercare for Women with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Treatment, Resource, and Systems Integration Challenges.
Johnson JE, Schonbrun YC, Peabody ME,  et al
J Behav Health Serv Res
. 2014 Mar 5.
Abstract

Integrating psychotherapy research with public health and public policy goals for incarcerated women and other vulnerable populations.
Johnson JE.

Psychother Res
.
2014 Mar;24(2):229-39
Abstract

Relationship power as a mediator of intimate partner violence and mental health issues among incarcerated, substance-using women.
Minieri AM, Staton-Tindall M. et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Mar;58(3):303-19
Abstract

Is mental heal care in women's prisons adequate?
Sims J.
Nurs Times. 2013 Nov 20-26;109(46):12-5.
Abstract

Integrating psychotherapy research with public health and public policy goals for incarcerated women and other vulnerable populations.
Johnson JE.

Psychother Res
. 2013 Nov 5
Abstract

The Evaluation of Mental Health Screening Practices Within a Population of Incarcerated Women.
Gallagher AE, Carbonell JL, Gottfried ED.
J Correct Health Care. 2013 Aug 15.
Abstract

Women prisoners, mental health, violence and abuse.
Macdonald M.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2013 May 1
Abstract

The Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Psychosis for Women Prisoners: Assessing the Importance of Frequency and
Type of Victimization.

Kennedy SC, Tripodi SJ, Pettus-Davis C.
Psychiatr Q. 2013 Feb 27.
Abstract

Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior Among Women Prisoners: The Predictive Roles of Childhood Victimization, Childhood Neglect, and Childhood Positive Support.
Tripodi SJ, Onifade E, Pettus-Davis C.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Jan 11
Abstract

Adverse childhood experiences among women prisoners: Relationships to suicide attempts and drug abuse.
Friestad C, Ase-Bente R, Kjelsberg E.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Oct 8
Abstract

Effects of Personality Disorder and Impulsivity on Emotional Adaptations in Prison Among Women Offenders.
Mahmood ST, Tripodi SJ, Vaughn MG,  et al
Psychiatr Q. 2012 Mar 24.

Abstract

Aggressive behavior and measurement of psychopathy in female inmates of German prisons - A preliminary study.
Lehmann A, Ittel A.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 14.
Abstract

Addictive, criminal and psychopathological profile of a sample of women in prison
Villagrá Lanza P, González Menéndez A, Fernández García P,  et al
Adicciones
. 2011;23(3):219-26|
Abstract|

Psychosocial influences on prisoner suicide: A case-control study of near-lethal self-harm in
women prisoners.

Marzano L, Hawton K, Rivlin A, Fazel S.
Soc Sci Med
. 2011 Feb 4.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Demographic and clinical predictors of depressive symptoms among incarcerated women.
Pinese CS, Furegato AR, Santos JL.

Ann Gen Psychiatry
. 2010 Sep 6;9:34
Paper


 

      Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Poster
 
  Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Use among Incarcerated Women in Brazil
EA. Reed, F Caminha, G Falb, D Cook
(135 APHA)
Abstract

Substance Use/Treatment
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Abstract

Childhood Victimization, Attachment, Coping, and Substance Use Among Victimized Women on Probation and Parole.
Dishon-Brown A, Golder S, Renn T, et al
 
Violence Vict
. 2017 May 17.
Abstract

Prevalence and correlates of in-prison substance use among incarcerated women in Spain.
Sánchez FC, Fearn N, Vaughn MG.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2017 Feb 6:1-19.

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the relationship between substance misuse and violent offending among female prisoners.
Howard R, Karatzias T, Power K, Mahoney A.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
. 2016 Oct 21
Abstract

Substance Use, Disordered Eating, and Weight Gain: Describing the Prevention and Treatment Needs of Incarcerated Women
Drach LL, Maher JE, Braun MJ, et al

J Correct Health Care
. 2016 Apr;22(2):139-45
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Continuing Care and Trauma in Women Offenders' Substance Use, Psychiatric Status, and Self-Efficacy Outcomes.
Saxena P, Grella CE, Messina NP.

Women Crim Justice
. 2016;26(2):99-121.
Paper

Incarcerated Women's Relationship-based Strategies to Avoid Drug Use After Community Re-Entry.
Snell-Rood C, Staton-Tindall M, Victor G.
Women Health. 2015 Dec 7
Abstract

The Life Pattern of Incarcerated Women: The Complex and Interwoven Lives of Trauma, Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse.
Hayes MO.
 
J Forensic Nurs
. 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):214-22.
Abstract

Development and Feasibility of a Cell Phone-Based Transitional Intervention for Women Prisoners with Comorbid Substance Use and Depression.
Johnson JE, Williams C, Zlotnick C.
Prison J. 2015 Sep;95(3):330-352.
Abstract

Treating Substance Abuse and Trauma Symptoms in Incarcerated Women: An Effectiveness Study.
Swopes RM, Davis JL, Scholl JA.

J Interpers Violence
. 2015 Jun 9
Abstract

Treating substance abuse is not enough: Comorbidities in consecutively admitted female prisoners.
Mir J, Kastner S, Priebe S, et al

Addict Behav
. 2015 Feb 21;46:25-30.
Abstract

Child abuse, drug addiction and mental health problems of incarcerated women in Israel.
Chen G, Gueta K.

Int J Law Psychiatry
.
2015 Feb 3.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
Social support network characteristics of incarcerated women with co-occurring Major Depressive and Substance Use Disorders.
Nargiso JE, Kuo CC, Zlotnick C, Johnson JE.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2014 Apr-Jun;46(2):93-105.
Paper

Provider Experiences with Prison Care and Aftercare for Women with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Treatment, Resource, and Systems Integration Challenges.
Johnson JE, Schonbrun YC, Peabody ME,  et al

J Behav Health Serv Res
. 2014 Mar 5.
Abstract

Pilot test of 12-step linkage for alcohol-abusing women in leaving jail.
Johnson JE, Schonbrun YC, Stein MD.
Subst Abus
. 2014;35(1):7-11.
Abstract

Accidental death via intravaginal absorption of methamphetamine.
Jones P, Mutsvunguma R, Prahlow JA.

Forensic Sci Med Pathol
. 2014 Feb 11.
Abstract

Incarceration history relative to health, substance use, and violence in a sample of vulnerable South African women:
implications for health services in criminal justice settings.

Johnson JE, Carney T, Kline T, et al

Subst Abuse Rehabil
. 2012 Jan 28;3(Suppl 1):59-69.
Abstract

Relationship power as a mediator of intimate partner violence and mental health issues among incarcerated, substance-using women.
Minieri AM, Staton-Tindall M. et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Mar;58(3):303-19
Abstract

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder With Incarcerated Women.
Lanza PV, García PF, Lamelas FR, González-Menéndez A.

J Clin Psychol
. 2014 Jan 21.

Abstract

Predictors of drug use in prison among women convicted of violent crimes.
Baltieri DA.
Crim Behav Ment Health. 2013 Aug 23.
Abstract

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for drug abuse in incarcerated women.
Villagrá Lanza P, González Menéndez A.

Psicothema
. 2013 Aug;25(3):307-12.
Abstract

Adverse childhood experiences among women prisoners: Relationships to suicide attempts and drug abuse.
Friestad C, Ase-Bente R, Kjelsberg E.
Int J Soc Psychiatry
. 2012 Oct 8
Abstract

Consumption of psychoactive substances among 535 women entering a Lyon prison (France) between June 2004
and December 2008.

Sahajian F, Lamothe P, Fabry J, Vanhems P.
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 2012 Sep 12.
Abstract

Substance Use Disorder Prevalence among Female State Prison Inmates.
Proctor SL.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse
.
2012 Mar 26.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Motivation for treatment among women offenders in prison-based treatment and longitudinal outcomes among those who participate in community aftercare.

Grella CE, Rodriguez L.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2011 Sep;Suppl 7:58-67.
Paper

Therapeutic substance abuse treatment for incarcerated women.
Finfgeld-Connett D, Johnson ED.
Clin Nurs Res. 2011 Nov;20(4):462-81.
Abstract

Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial of buprenorphine for opioid dependent women in the criminal justice system.
Cropsey KL, Lane PS, Hale GJ, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Jul 20.
Abstract

A Case-control Study of HIV Infection Among Incarcerated Female Drug Users: Impact of Sharing Needles and Having Drug-using Sexual Partners.
Peng EY, Yeh CY, Cheng SH,  et al
J Formos Med Assoc
. 2011 Jul;110(7):446-53.
Abstract

'Childhood sexual abuse and substance abuse treatment utilization among substance-dependent incarcerated women.
Peltan JR, Cellucci T.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2011 May 5.
Abstract

Community-Based Aftercare and Return to Custody in a National Sample of Substance-Abusing Women Offenders.
Matheson F, Doherty S, Grant B.
Am J Public Health
. 2011 Apr 14
Abstract

Heroin users: the need for improved treatment for incarcerated women.
Horton A.
Soc Work Public Health
. 2011 Mar;26(2):176-88.
Abstract

Prevalence of psychoactive substances use in a Lithuanian women's prison revisited after 5 years.
Narkauskaite L, Juozulynas A, Mackiewicz Z,
et al
Med Sci Monit
. 2010 Nov 1;16(11):PH91-96.
Abstract

A randomized experimental study of gender-responsive substance abuse treatment for women in prison.
Messina N, Grella CE, Cartier J, Torres S.

J Subst Abuse Treat
. 2010 Mar;38(2):97-107.
Abstract

Assessing the Severity of Hazardous Drinking and Related Consequences Among Incarcerated Women.
Strong DR, Caviness C, Anderson B, et al
 
Alcohol Clin Exp Res
. 2010 Mar 1
Abstract

Factors related to injection drug use among female prisoners.
Jackson DO, Cropsey KL, Weaver MF,  et al

Subst Use Misuse
. 2010 Feb;45(3):368-83.
Abstract

A randomized experimental study of gender-responsive substance abuse treatment for women in prison.
Messina N, Grella CE, Cartier J, Torres S.

J Subst Abuse Treat
. 2009 Dec 14.
Abstract

      Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Poster
 
  Women (girls), drugs and criminal justice: drug use among women in prisons and gender specific harm reduction programmes - a global overview
E. Iakobishvil
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Violence
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
 

Lifetime History of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Incarcerated Women in Israel.
Chen G, Gueta K.

 Psychol Trauma
. 2017 Apr 13.
Abstract

From Childhood Trauma to Self-Harm: An Investigation of Theoretical Pathways among Female Prisoners.
Howard R, Karatzias T, Power K, Mahoney A.

Clin Psychol Psychothe
r
. 2016 Nov 22
Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the relationship between substance misuse and violent offending among female prisoners.
Howard R, Karatzias T, Power K, Mahoney A.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
. 2016 Oct 21
Abstract

Prison suicide in female detainees in Germany 2000-2013.
Opitz-Welke A, Bennefeldt-Kersten K, Konrad N, Welke J.
J Forensic Leg Med
. 2016 Aug 30;44:68-7
Abstract

Characteristics of Violent Crime Committed by Female Prisoners.
Willison JS.

Violence Vict
. 2016 Apr 8.
Abstract

The Habitual Female Offender Inside: How Psychopathic Traits Predict Chronic Prison Violence.
Thomson ND, Towl GJ, Centifanti LC.
Law Hum Behav
. 2016 Feb 4
Abstract

Dissociation Mediates the Association between Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress among Treatment-Seeking Incarcerated Women.
DeCou CR, Lynch SM, Cole TT, Kaplan SP.
J Trauma Dissociation. 2016 Feb 2
Abstract

The Life Pattern of Incarcerated Women: The Complex and Interwoven Lives of Trauma, Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse.
Hayes MO.
 
J Forensic Nurs
. 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):214-22.
Abstract

Does Polyvictimization Affect Incarcerated and Non-Incarcerated Adult Women Differently? An Exploration Into Internalizing Problems.
Radatz DL, Wright EM.

J Interpers Violence
. 2015 Jun 10.
Abstract

Prevalence and factors associated with violence suffered by incarcerated women for drug trafficking in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
Ferreira VP, Silva MA, Noronha Neto C, et al 

Cien Saude Colet
. 2014 Jul;19(7):2255-2264.
Abstract

Sexual Violence Therapy Group in a Women's Correctional Facility: A Preliminary Evaluation.
Karlsson ME, Bridges AJ, Bell J, Petretic P.

J Trauma Stres
s
. 2014 May 5.
Abstract

Nonfatal suicidal behavior among women prisoners: the predictive roles of childhood victimization, childhood neglect, and childhood positive support.
Tripodi SJ, Onifade E, Pettus-Davis C.
  et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
. 2014 Apr;58(4):394-411.
Abstract

Relationship power as a mediator of intimate partner violence and mental health issues among incarcerated, substance-using women.
Minieri AM, Staton-Tindall M. et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Mar;58(3):303-19
Abstract

Assessing the feasibility and fidelity of an intervention for women with violent offenses.
Kubiak SP, Fedock G, Tillander E,  et a
l
Eval Program Plann
. 2014 Feb;42:1-10.
Abstract

Esuba: a psychoeducation group for incarcerated survivors of abuse.
Roe-Sepowitz DE, Bedard LE, Pate KN, Hedberg EC.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Feb;58(2):190
Abstract

Rape myth acceptance impacts the reporting of rape to the police: a study of incarcerated women.
Heath NM, Lynch SM, Fritch AM, Wong MM
Violence Against Women. 2013 Sep;19(9):1065-78.
Abstract

Women prisoners, mental health, violence and abuse.
Macdonald M.
Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2013 May 1
Abstract

Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior Among Women Prisoners: The Predictive Roles of Childhood Victimization, Childhood Neglect, and Childhood Positive Support.
Tripodi SJ, Onifade E, Pettus-Davis C.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Jan 11
Abstract

Histories of childhood victimization and subsequent mental health problems, substance use, and sexual victimization for a sample of incarcerated women in the US.
Tripodi SJ, Pettus-Davis C.
Int J Law Psychiatry
.
2012 Nov 26.
Abstract

Esuba: A Psychoeducation Group for Incarcerated Survivors of Abuse.
Roe-Sepowitz DE, Bedard LE, Pate KN, Hedberg EC.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2012 Nov 26
Abstract

Prevalence and Incidence of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Federally Sentenced Women in Canada
Power J, Brown SL, Usher AM
Criminal Justice and Behavior 2013 40: 302
Abstract

Adverse childhood experiences among women prisoners: Relationships to suicide attempts and drug abuse.
Friestad C, Ase-Bente R, Kjelsberg E.
Int J Soc Psychiatry
. 2012 Oct 8
Abstract

 

 


Psychosocial/Mental Health Challenges
 


    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Study protocol: Community Links to Establish Alcohol Recovery (CLEAR) for women leaving jail.
Johnson JE, Schonbrun YC, Anderson B, et aL
Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 Feb 7;55:39-46.
Abstract

The Life Pattern of Incarcerated Women: The Complex and Interwoven Lives of Trauma, Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse.
Hayes MO. 
J Forensic Nurs
. 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):214-22.
Abstract

Strain, Negative Emotions, and Level of Criminality Among Chinese Incarcerated Women.
Sun IY, Luo H, Wu Y, Lin WH.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2015 Jul 13
Abstract

The Impact of Incarceration on Women's Mental Health: Responses From Women in a Maximum-Security Prison.
Harner HM, Riley S.|
Qual Health Res. 2012 Oct 3
Abstract

Randomized controlled pilot study of cognitive-behavioral therapy in a sample of incarcerated women with substance use disorder and PTSD.
Zlotnick C, Johnson J, Najavits LM.
 
Behav Ther
. 2009 Dec;40(4):325-36
Abstract

 

Discharge Planning
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Women in Transition to Health: A Theory-Based Intervention to Increase Engagement in Care for Women Recently Released From Jail or Prison.
Colbert AM, Durand V.

J Forensic Nurs
.
2016 Feb 8.
Abstract

An interprofessional education project to address the health care needs of women transitioning from prison to community reentry.
Busen NH.
J Prof Nurs. 2014 Jul-Aug;30(4):357-66.
Abstract

Health care Needs of Women Immediately Post-Incarceration: A Mixed Methods Study.
Colbert AM, Sekula LK, Zoucha R, Cohen SM.
Public Health Nurs
. 2013 Sep;30(5):409-19.
Abstract

Using Mobile Phone Technology to Provide Recovery Support for Women Offenders.
Scott CK, Johnson K, Dennis ML.
Telemed J E Health
. 2013 Aug 9.

Abstract

A Trial of Parent Training for Mothers Being Released From Incarceration and Their Children.
Menting AT, Orobio de Castro B, ET AKL
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2013 Aug 5
Abstract

Behavioral health and social correlates of reincarceration among Hispanic, native American, and white rural women.
Willging CE, Malcoe LH, St Cyr S, et al
Psychiatr Serv
. 2013 Jun 1;64(6):590-3.
Abstract

The first 90 days following release from jail: Findings from the Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (RMCWO) experiment.
R
Scott CK, Dennis ML.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Apr 27
Abstract

Meta-Synthesis of Women's Postincarceration Experiences.
Flores JA, Pellico LH.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Jun 3.
Abstract

 

      Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Poster

 
Healthcare Needs of Women Immediately Post-Incarceration
AM. Colbert,, L Kekula, R Zoucha,  
(139 APHA)
Abstract

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