From psychiatric ward to the streets and shelters

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Forchuk, C ^a   Russell, G ^b   Kingston Macclure, S ^c   Turner, K ^d   Dill, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Men's Mission and Rehabilitative Centre   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d INDUSTRY CANADA   (Canada)

^e Women's Community House   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Discharge planning; Homelessness; Housing; Poverty; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33744490602     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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