Impact of an integrated service system on client outcomes by gender in a national sample of a mentally ill homeless population

Gender Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-404

  Cheng, An Lin ^a   Kelly, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender effect; homeless; integrated service system; longitudinal data; mental illness; mixed model; social support; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME VICTIMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649228937     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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