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

This study examines the relationship between childhood victimization and self-reported current symptoms of psychosis in an incarcerated female population in the United States....Results indicate that adjusting prison-based mental health services to address the relationship of childhood victimization and symptoms of psychosis may be a key factor in improving outcomes among this population.