Open AccessAn exploratory study of mental health and HIV risk behavior among drug-using rural women in jail.
Author(s) -
Michele StatonTindall,
Kathi L.H. Harp,
Alexandra M. Minieri,
Carrie B. Oser,
J. Matthew Webster,
Jennifer R. Havens,
Carl G. Leukefeld
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
psychiatric rehabilitation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1559-3126
pISSN - 1095-158X
DOI - 10.1037/prj0000107
Subject(s) - mental health , psychiatry , anxiety , psycinfo , medicine , clinical psychology , substance abuse , exploratory research , psychology , medline , sociology , political science , anthropology , law
Rural women, particularly those in the criminal justice system, are at risk for HIV related to the increasing prevalence of injection drug use as well as limited services. Research on HIV risk correlates, including drug use and mental health, has primarily focused on urban women incarcerated in prisons. The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine dual HIV risk by 3 different mental health problems (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) among drug-using women in rural jails.