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A Modified ESID Approach to Studying Mental Illness and Homelessness
Author(s) -
Calsyn Robert J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1023/b:ajcp.0000004751.98756.ef
Subject(s) - mental illness , health psychology , mental health , public health , outcome (game theory) , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , nursing , mathematics , mathematical economics
This paper describes 15 years of research on homelessness using a modified ESID approach. The article summarizes the results of several needs assessment studies; describes the development and evolution of alternative treatment models to assist homeless individuals with severe mental illness; summarizes results of three outcome evaluation studies; and discusses issues of treatment implementation, treatment diffusion, and dissemination.