Post traumatic stress disorder in incarcerated populations: current clinical considerations and recommendations
Journal of Criminal Psychology
ISSN: 2009-3829
Article publication date: 29 January 2020
Issue publication date: 4 February 2020
Abstract
Purpose
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may have a detrimental impact on the individual’s ability to benefit from rehabilitative prison-based programmes, and studies have also found that there is an association between PTSD and higher rates of re-offending. Studies have also found that a significant number of cases of trauma and PTSD go undetected and therefore untreated in individuals who are incarcerated.
Design/methodology/approach
A literature review was carried out exploring studies that have investigated PTSD in incarcerated populations to identify current clinical considerations and recommendations.
Findings
This paper explores the key findings from the literature and highlights the important clinical implications and recommendations.
Originality/value
To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper focusing specifically on how the findings from the literature can inform clinical practice and also what factors need to be given greater consideration, going beyond the current systematic and literature reviews in the field.
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Acknowledgements
Disclosure Statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding: This paper was unfunded.
Citation
Allely, C.S. and Allely, B. (2020), "Post traumatic stress disorder in incarcerated populations: current clinical considerations and recommendations", Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 30-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-09-2019-0044
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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