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BL
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970993
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b725363
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| Title & Author
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Homelessness and mental health /\ edited by Dinesh Bhugra.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Studies in social and community psychiatry
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xvi, 327 pages ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0521037735
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: 9780521037730
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| Notes
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Originally published: 1996.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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pt. I. Introduction and special groups. Introduction / Dinesh Bhugra -- Homelessness and mental illness: a brief history / Philip Timms -- Models of homelessness / Alan Mgnaught and Dinesh Bhugra -- Young homeless and homeless families: a review / Dinesh Bhugra -- Homeless women / E. Jane Marshall -- Homelessness and criminality / Philip Joseph -- pt. II. Services. Services for the mentally ill homeless / E. Jane Marshall and Dinesh Bhugra -- Clinical work with homeless people in the USA / William R. Breakey -- The severely mentally ill in hostels for the homeless / Max Marshall -- Old and homeless in London and New York City : a cross-national comparison / Carl I. Cohen And Maureen Crane -- Primary health care of the single homeless / David El-Kabir And Simon Ramsden -- pt. III. International perspective. European perspectives : introduction to European chapter / Max Marshall. Homelessness in Denmark / Preben Brandt and Povl Munk-Jørgensen. Continental European experience: Germany / Wulf Rössler and Hans Joachim Salize. Homelessness : an Irish perspective / Joseph Fernandez -- Lessons from America : semantics and services for mentally ill homeless individuals / Leona L. Baghragh -- Homelessness and mental health : lessons from Australia / Helen Herrman and Cecily Neil -- pt. IV. Policy and evaluation. Implications of social policy / David Kingdon -- Evaluating services for homeless people with mental disorders: theoretical and practical issues / Max Marshall -- Future directions for homeless mentally ill / Dinesh Bhugra.
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| Abstract
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This book brings together experts from around the world in addressing mental illness in the homeless. The difficulties of assessment and service delivery are discussed with an emphasis on applying existing knowledge in health care.
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Homeless persons-- Mental health services.
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Homeless persons-- Mental health.
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Health Services Needs and Demand.
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Homeless Persons-- psychology.
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Mental Disorders-- therapy.
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Mental Health Services-- organization administration.
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Homeless persons-- Mental health services.
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Homeless persons-- Mental health.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.2086942
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| LC Classification
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RC451.4.H64H66 2007
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WA 305H7655 2007
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| Added Entry
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Bhugra, Dinesh.
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