A narrative inquiry: Moving on from homelessness for individuals with a major mental illness

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-75

  Kirkpatrick, H ^a,b,d   Byrne, C ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^d Centre for Mountain Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Housing; Housing supports; Mental illness; Narrative; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMBOLISM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349108551     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01331.x     Document Type: Article

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