Coming In: An Examination of People With Co-Occurring Substance Use and Serious Mental Illness Exiting Chronic Homelessness

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-243

  Lincoln, Alisa K ^a   Plachta Elliott, Sara ^b,c   Espejo, Dennis ^d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Consumer Quality Initiatives ^*  (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

homelessness; mental illness; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66349137467     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015624     Document Type: Article

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