Developing and testing an intervention to prevent homelessness among individuals discharged from psychiatric wards to shelters and 'no fixed address'

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 569-575

  Forchuk, C ^a,b   MacClure, S K ^c   Van Beers, M ^d   Smith, C ^e   Csiernik, R ^f   Hoch, J ^g   Jensen, E ^b,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Canada)

^e Ontario Works   (Canada)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discharge; Homelessness; Housing; Income; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 48849101690     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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