Open AccessEvaluating START NOW: A Skills-Based Psychotherapy for Inmates of Correctional Systems
Author(s) -
Linda Kersten,
Andrew M. Cislo,
Miranda Lynch,
Kirsten Shea,
Robert L. Trestman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
psychiatric services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.517
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1557-9700
pISSN - 1075-2730
DOI - 10.1176/appi.ps.201400471
Subject(s) - attendance , medicine , discipline , cohort , psychiatry , public health , psychology , nursing , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth
This study investigated whether higher attendance in a skills-based group therapy program designed for inmates was associated with fewer rule infractions as reflected in the number of disciplinary reports received in a state correctional system.