Mental illness in homeless women: An epidemiological study in Munich, Germany

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 162-172

  Greifenhagen, Annette ^a   Fichter, Manfred ^b,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Klinik Roseneck   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demand for psychiatric services; Homeless mentally ill; Homeless persons psychology; Homeless women; Use of health care services

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FOOD; GERMANY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 0030985820     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03033070     Document Type: Article

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