Mental disorders and service utilization among youths from homeless and low-income housed families

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 890-900

  Buckner, John C ^a,b   Bassuk, Ellen L ^a,b  

^a Better Homes Fund   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic interview schedule for children; Homelessness; Mental health service use; Poverty; Prevalence of psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030941881     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199707000-00010     Document Type: Article

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