Daily substance use and mental health symptoms among a cohort of homeless adults in Vancouver, British Columbia

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 740-746

  Palepu, Anita ^a   Patterson, Michelle ^b   Strehlau, Verena ^b   Moniruzzamen, Akm ^b   De Bibiana, Jason Tan ^c   Frankish, James ^c   Krausz, Michael ^a   Somers, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centre for Health Services and Policy Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; DSM IV; Homelessness; Housing first; Mental health; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CANADA; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881479722     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9775-6     Document Type: Article

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