Correlates of HIV transmission risk factors and considerations for interventions in homeless, chemically addicted and mentally ill patients

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 61-72

  Levounis, Petros ^a   Galanter, Marc ^a   Dermatis, Helen ^b   Hamowy, Alexander ^a,c   De Leon, George ^c  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Therapeutic Community Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Health education; Homelessness; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mental disorders; Risk behaviors; Sexual risk; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036402038     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v21n03_05     Document Type: Article

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