Health and social adjustment of homeless older adults with a mental illness

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 561-568

  Gordon, Rebecca J ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^b,c   Zweig, Richard A ^d   Harpaz Rotem, Ilan ^b,c  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^d YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84861899515     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100175     Document Type: Article

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