Are therapeutic communities therapeutic for women?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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...

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Main Author: Eliason Michele J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Online Access:http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/1/1/3
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spelling doaj-82009431d205443bb2c6932a305f1ac42020-11-24T23:55:16ZengBMCSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy1747-597X2006-01-0111310.1186/1747-597X-1-3Are therapeutic communities therapeutic for women?Eliason Michele J<p>Abstract</p> <p>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.</p> http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/1/1/3
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>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.</p>
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