Impact of adulthood trauma on homeless mothers

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-32

  Zlotnick, Cheryl ^a   Tam, Tammy ^a,b   Bradley, Kimberly ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood trauma; Foster care; Homelessness; Mental illness; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRISON; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEXUAL CRIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33847388876     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-006-9070-7     Document Type: Article

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