Alcohol and drug use disorders among homeless veterans: Prevalence and association with supported housing outcomes

• Published in: Addictive behaviors Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 455 - 460
• Main Authors: Tsai, Jack, Kasprow, Wesley J, Rosenheck, Robert A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2014; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Alcoholism; Clinical outcomes; Comorbidity; Drug abuse; Female; Homeless persons; Homeless Persons - psychology; Homeless Persons - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Mental Health Services - utilization; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Psychiatry; Public Housing; Quality of Life; Residential Treatment; Self Report; Socioeconomic Factors; Substance abuse; Substance abuse treatment; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Supported housing; United States - epidemiology; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans; Veterans - psychology; Veterans - statistics & numerical data; United States; Supported housing; Homeless persons; Substance abuse; Veterans

Abstract This study examines the prevalence of alcohol and drug disorders among homeless veterans entering the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) program and its association with both housing and clinical outcomes. A total of 29,143 homeless veterans were cat...