Exploring the role of housing type, neighborhood characteristics, and lifestyle factors in the community integration of formerly homeless persons diagnosed with mental illness

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 703-717

  Yanos, Philip T ^a   Felton, Barbara J ^b   Tsemberis, Sam ^b   Frye, Victoria A ^c  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b Pathways to Housing Inc   (United States)

^c NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community integration; Community services; Homeless persons; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 36349001693     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701496378     Document Type: Article

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