Mental health, concurrent disorders, and health care utilization in homeless women

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 349-360

  Strehlau, Verena ^a   Torchalla, Iris ^b   Kathy, Li ^b   Schuetz, Christian ^b   Krausz, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR HEALTH EVALUATION AND OUTCOME SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

dual diagnosis; homelessness; mental health; service utilization; suicidality; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866872606     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000419819.60505.dc     Document Type: Article

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