Comparison of homeless veterans with other homeless men in a large clinical outreach program

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-119

  Tessler, Richard ^a   Rosenheck, Robert ^b   Gamache, Gail ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NE Program Evaluation Center ^*  (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Mental illness; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONALITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; URBAN AREA; ADDICTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0036595702     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015051610515     Document Type: Article

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