Citation

Weitzman BC, Knickman JR, Shinn M. Am. J. Public Health 1992; 82(11): 1547-1550.

Affiliation

New York University, Wagner School of Public Service, NY 10012-1118.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1443308

PMCID

PMC1694627

Abstract

For poor housed and homeless families in New York City, NY, we examined the degree to which psychiatric and substance-abuse problems and victimization placed the families at elevated risk of requiring emergency housing, and we documented the prevalence of such problems. These problems were infrequently reported by both groups. However, past mental hospitalization, treatment in a detoxification center, childhood sexual abuse, and adult physical abuse were associated with increased risk of homelessness.

Language: en