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ArticleJournal of marital and family therapy2026

Relational Therapy in Post-Incarceration Reentry: A Scoping Review.

Eman Tadros, Thita Lamsam, Chandni Anandha Krishnan

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Journal of marital and family therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eman TadrosSyracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8224-5391
Thita LamsamNorthwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Chandni Anandha KrishnanUniversity of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2041-2107

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An estimated 600,000 individuals returning home after incarceration each year face significant challenges that constrain their reentry and reintegration into society. A scoping review was conducted on how relational therapy is discussed in the literature on post-incarceration. Utilizing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis, 19 out of 304 articles met the inclusion criteria for full review. Our findings highlight the limited empirical evidence on relational therapy interventions for post-incarceration. The review also emphasizes that there is a lack of evidence-based therapeutic models or interventions that marriage and family therapists can utilize when working with this population. The paper sheds light on this issue and calls for more research on relational therapy geared towards those post- carceral release in the United States.

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Family TherapyMarital TherapyPrisonersHumansmarriage and family therapypost‐incarcerationscoping review

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PMID42625466
PMCPMC13494564

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