Homeless people and major mental illnesses: Review of the important aspects;População de rua e os transtornos mentais maiores: Revisão dos aspectos relevantes

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 149-160

  Lovisi, Giovanni Marcos ^a,b   Abelha Lima, Lúcia ^a   Ferreira Morgado, Anastácio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Homeless; Major mental diseases; Psychiatric deinstitutionalization

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19944401607     PISSN: 00472085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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