Access to primary care for homeless veterans with serious mental illness or substance abuse: A follow-up evaluation of co-located primary care and homeless social services

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 255-264

  McGuire, James ^a,b,c   Gelberg, Lillian ^d   Blue Howells, Jessica ^c   Rosenheck, Robert A ^e,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Primary care access; Service co location; Service integration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VETERANS;

EID: 67449168167     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-009-0210-6     Document Type: Article

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