Modified therapeutic community for homeless mentally III chemical abusers: Emerging subtypes

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 495-515

  De Leon, George ^b   Sacks, Stanley ^a,b   Staines, Graham ^b   McKendrick, Karen ^b  

^a 2 World Trade Center ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 0032841246     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-100101875     Document Type: Article

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