Psychiatric disorders, high-risk behaviors, and chronicity of episodes among predominantly African American homeless Chicago youth

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1201-1216

  Castro, Anne L ^a   Gustafson, Erika L ^b   Ford, Ashley E ^c   Edidin, Jennifer P ^d   Smith, Dale L ^e   Hunter, Scott J ^b   Karnik, Niranjan S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Department of Psychology Olivet Nazarene University ^*

^e OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Psychopathology; Substance use; Youth

Indexed keywords

BLACK PERSON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESS PERSON; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHICAGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906049932     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0124     Document Type: Article

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