Psychiatric disorders among the homeless: A comparison of older and younger groups

Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  DeMallie, Diane A ^a,b   North, Carol S ^a   Smith, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Homelessness; Substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031045513     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/37.1.61     Document Type: Article

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