Up from the streets: A follow-up study of people referred to a specialist team for the homeless mentally ill

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-49

  Power, Cha ^a   Attenborough, Julie ^b  

^a START   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Loss to contact; Mental health; Specialist service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0037299971     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230021000058283     Document Type: Article

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