Homeless mothers with severe mental illnesses and their children: Predictors of family reunification

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 163-169

  Hoffman, Deborah ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert ^b,c  

^a Northeast Program Evaluation Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Yale School Of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0035655867     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0095029     Document Type: Article

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