Independent Living Skills and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Women Who Are Homeless: Implications for Future Practice

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-44

  Davis, Janis ^a   Kutter, Catherine J ^b  

^a ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Community occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREVALENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0031599577     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.52.1.39     Document Type: Article

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