Poverty and Mental Health: A Qualitative Study of Residential Care Facility Tenants

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-156

  Wilton, Robert D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic needs; Canada; Mental health; Poverty; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIOLOGY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; ONTARIO; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 0038312991     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022662704461     Document Type: Article

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