Why a 'roof' is not enough: The characteristics of young homeless people referred to a designated Mental Health Service

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-501

  Taylor, Helen ^a   Stuttaford, Maria ^b   Broad, Bob ^c   Vostanis, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c National Children's Bureau   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homeless people; Mental health; Specialist services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33747158505     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230600801504     Document Type: Article

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