Lifetime and current prevalence of mental disorders among homeless men in Korea

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-275

  Han, Oh Su ^a   Lee, Hochang Benjamin ^b   Ahn, Joon Ho ^c   Park, Jong Ik ^d   Cho, Maeng Je ^e   Hong, Jin Pyo ^a   Hahm, Bong Jin ^f   Kim, Chang Yoon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^d Seoul Metropolitan Eunpyeong Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DYSTHYMIA; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUBLIC HOUSING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0242499882     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200304000-00013     Document Type: Article

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