Perceived competency and resolution of homelessness among women with substance abuse problems

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 416-427

  Finfgeld Connett, Deborah ^a   Bloom, Tina L ^a   Johnson, E Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction substance use; homelessness; metasynthesis; poverty; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MISSOURI; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRUST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84856690424     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311421493     Document Type: Article

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