The prevalence of mental illness in homeless children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 86-96.e2

  Bassuk, Ellen L ^a,b   Richard, Molly K ^a   Tsertsvadze, Alexander ^c  

^a Center for Social Innovation   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health poverty; Homelessness families; mental

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HOMELESS YOUTH; MENTAL DISORDERS; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921487165     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.11.008     Document Type: Review

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