Comparison of outcomes of homeless female and male veterans in transitional housing

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 705-710

  Tsai, Jack ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b,c   McGuire, James F ^d,e  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA Northeast Program Evaluation Center   (United States)

^e VHA Veterans Justice Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Mental health; Transitional housing; Women veterans

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HOUSING; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84873720419     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9482-5     Document Type: Article

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