Homeless youth in London: I. Childhood antecedents and psychiatric disorder

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1379-1388

  Craig, T K J ^a   Hodson, S ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031774801     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798007351     Document Type: Article

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