Social assets and mental distress among the homeless: Exploring the roles of social support and other forms of social capital on depression

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1935-1943

  Irwin, Jay ^a   LaGory, Mark ^a   Ritchey, Ferris ^a   Fitzpatrick, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Distress; Homelessness; Social capital; Social support; USA

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MONEY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56349098183     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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