The effects of eliminating Supplemental Security Income drug addiction and alcoholism eligibility on the mental health of low-income substance abusers

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 438-453

  Hogan, Sean R ^a   Speiglman, Richard ^b   Norris, Jean C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Speiglman Norris Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health treatment utilization; substance abuse; Supplemental Security Income; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

DRUG; DRUG USER; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WELFARE REFORM;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956475299     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2010.494471     Document Type: Article

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