Modeling the mental health effects of victimization among homeless persons

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1475-1479

  Perron, Brian Edward ^a   Alexander Eitzman, Ben ^b   Gillespie, David F ^b   Pollio, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Homelessness; Mental health; Perceived safety; Structural equation modeling; USA; Victimization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELING; POVERTY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; SAFETY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THREAT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50949097086     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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