Homelessness
A National Perspective
Published on 5. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVIII, 358 pages
978-1-4899-0681-6 (ISBN)
Description
Distinguished contributors analyze the problem of homelessness from a clinical perspective, focusing on the major health problems found among the homeless, special populations within the homeless, and strategies for improvement and change.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XVIII, 358 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
569 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4899-0681-6 (9781489906816)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4899-0679-3
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01/1992
Plenum Publishing Co.,N.Y.
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Content
I. Background.- 1. Causes of Homelessness.- 2. Homelessness and the Housing Crisis.- 3. The Modern Pauper: The Homeless in Welfare History.- 4. Deinstitutionalization and Reinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill.- 5. The Criminalization of Homelessness.- II. Mental Health.- 6. Homelessness and the Chronically Mentally Ill.- 7. Problems in the Assessment of Mental Illness among the Homeless: An Empirical Approach.- 8. Mental Health Services for Homeless People.- 9. Mental Health and Homelessness: The Clinician's View.- 10. Mental Health and Other Human Service Needs of Homeless People.- III. Health.- 11. Health and Health Care of Homeless People.- 12. Strategies for the Delivery of Medical Care: Focus on Tuberculosis and Hypertension.- IV. Alcohol.- 13. The Homeless Alcoholic: Past and Present.- 14. Public Policy and the Homeless Alcoholic: Rethinking Our Priorities for Treatment Programs.- V. Special Populations.- 15. Gender, Racial, and Age Variations among Homeless Persons.- 16. Homeless Veterans: Comparisons with Other Homeless Men.- 17. The Elderly Homeless.- VI. Homeless Women.- 18. Homeless Women: Beyond the Bag Lady Myth.- 19. Homeless Families: Four Patterns of Poverty.- 20. Women and Children without Shelter: The Characteristics of Homeless Families.- 21. Domestic Violence Survivors.- VII. Homeless Children and Adolescents.- 22. To Be Young and Homeless: Implications of Homelessness for Children.- 23. Homeless and Runaway Youths: A Review of the Literature.- 24. Stepping Stone: A Haven for Displaced Youths.- VIII. Strategies for Change.- 25. Litigation on Behalf of the Homeless.- 26. Homeless but Not Helpless: Squatters Take Care of Themselves and Each Other.- IX. Conclusion.- 27. Homelessness: A National Perspective.