Examining the psychological sense of community for individuals with serious mental illness residing in supported housing environments

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 436-446

  Townley, Greg ^a   Kloos, Bret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community integration; Neighborhood; Psychiatric disability; Sense of community; Supported housing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOUSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 80053910045     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-010-9338-9     Document Type: Article

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