Disability and service use among homeless people living with psychotic disorders

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 965-974

  Herrman, Helen ^a   Evert, Helen ^a   Harvey, Carol ^a   Gureje, Oye ^b   Pinzone, Tony ^a   Gordon, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Disability; Homelessness; Mental illness; Psychosis; Service use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WELFARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 11144307387     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01488.x     Document Type: Article

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