Outreach to the Homeless: Craft, Science, and Future Implications

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-105

  Ng, Anthony T ^a   McQuistion, Hunter L ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Division of Mental Hygiene   (United States)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Counter transference; Funding; Homelessness; Mobile crisis teams; Outreach; Outreach teams; Psychiatric illness; Psychiatric rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK CITY; PUBLIC HOUSING;

EID: 1642423857     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200403000-00004     Document Type: Review

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