Course of alcoholism in homeless men in Munich, Germany: Results from a prospective longitudinal study based on a representative sample

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 38, Issue 3-6, 2003, Pages 395-427

  Fichter, Manfred M ^a,b   Quadflieg, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Klinik Roseneck   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Course of illness; Homelessness; Longitudinal study; Mental illness; Psychiatric epidemiology; Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV (SCID)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037738905     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120017379     Document Type: Article

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