Alcohol and drug use disorders among homeless veterans: Prevalence and association with supported housing outcomes

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 455-460

  Tsai, Jack ^a,b   Kasprow, Wesley J ^b,c   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b,d  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Northeast Program Evaluation Center   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless persons; Substance abuse; Supported housing; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; GOVERNMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HOUSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84889101569     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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