Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among homeless adolescents;Prävalenz psychiatrischer erkrankungen bei wohnungslosen jugendlichen

Neuropsychiatrie

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-188

  Aichhorn, Wolfgang ^a   Santeler, Stefan ^b   Stelzig Schöler, Renate ^a   Kemmler, Georg ^b   Steinmayr Gensluckner, Maria ^b   Hinterhuber, Hartmann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Homelessness; Mood disorders; Self harm; Substance related disorders; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55649102797     PISSN: 09486259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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