Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R mental disorders among the homeless in Madrid: A European study using the CIDI

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 523-530

  Vazquez C ^a   Munoz M ^a   Sanz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Comorbidity; Drug abuse; Homelessness; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030970567     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10141.x     Document Type: Article

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