Mental health care on the streets: An integrated approach

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-512

  Lee, Stuart ^a   De Castella, Anthony ^a   Freidin, Julian ^b   Kennedy, Anthony ^b   Kroschel, Jon ^b   Humphrey, Cathy ^c   Kerr, Ros ^d   Hollows, Andrew ^d   Wilkins, Sally ^b   Kulkarni, Jayashri ^a  

^a Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^b Alfred ^*  (Australia)

^c Sacred Heart Mission   (Australia)

^d Hanover Welfare Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assertive outreach; Homelessness; Mental health; Service collaboration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VICTORIA;

EID: 77952874734     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903555120     Document Type: Article

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