Barriers to obtaining employment for people with severe mental illness experiencing homelessness

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 181-185

  Poremski, Daniel ^a   Whitley, Rob ^a   Latimer, Eric ^a  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employment barriers; Homelessness; Qualitative analysis; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; JOB INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOSIS; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84905036833     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2014.910640     Document Type: Article

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