Factors associated with trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder among homeless youth in three U.S. cities: The importance of transience

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-168

  Bender, Kimberly ^a   Ferguson, Kristin ^b   Thompson, Sanna ^c   Komlo, Chelsea ^d   Pollio, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e School of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CITIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149126709     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20501     Document Type: Article

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