Lessening homelessness among persons with mental illness: A comparison of five randomized treatment trials

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 100-105

  Schutt, Russell K ^a   Hough, Richard L ^b   Goldfinger, Stephen M ^c   Lehman, Anthony F ^d   Shern, David L ^e   Valencia, Elie ^f   Wood, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Child and Family Research Group   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Mental illness; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 70449715174     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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