Housing First for older homeless adults with mental illness: a subgroup analysis of the At Home/Chez Soi randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 85-95

  Chung, Timothy E ^a   Gozdzik, Agnes ^a   Palma Lazgare, Luis I ^a   To, Matthew J ^a   Aubry, Tim ^b   Frankish, James ^c   Hwang, Stephen W ^a,d   Stergiopoulos, Vicky ^a,e,f  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

homelessness; Housing First; older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE USE; THERAPY EFFECT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HOMELESS PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85013230905     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4682     Document Type: Article

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