Short-term outcome of young homeless people in contact with a designated mental health service

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 268-278

  Taylor, Helen ^a   Stuttaford, Maria ^b   Vostanis, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homeless; HoNOS; Mental health; Outcome; Services; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH OF THE NATION OUTCOME SCALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 40849126759     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632007000400004     Document Type: Article

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