Mind Over Matter? The Role of Individual Perceptions in Understanding the Social Ecology of Housing Environments for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 205-218

  Townley, Greg ^a   Kloos, Bret ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Multilevel modeling; Neighborhood; Social ecology; Supported housing; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84911978633     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9664-0     Document Type: Article

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