Mental health services for homeless: Patient profile and factors associated with suicide and homicide

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Dunne, E ^a   Duggan, M ^b   O'Mahony, J ^c  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b Adult Homeless Integrated Services   (Ireland)

^c Kinsale Medical Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858600389     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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