Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 371-379 , September 2005

Substance abuse and personality disorders in homeless drop-in center clients: symptom severity and psychotherapy retention in a randomized clinical trial

  • Samuel A. Ball

      Affiliations

    • Division of Substance Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 203 937 3486x7409; fax: +1 203 937 3472.
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  • Patricia Cobb-Richardson

      Affiliations

    • Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc, Neighborhood Center for Homeless Persons, New York, NY, USA
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  • Adrian J. Connolly

      Affiliations

    • Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc, Neighborhood Center for Homeless Persons, New York, NY, USA
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  • Cesar T. Bujosa

      Affiliations

    • Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc, Neighborhood Center for Homeless Persons, New York, NY, USA
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  • Thomas W. O'Neall

      Affiliations

    • Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc, Neighborhood Center for Homeless Persons, New York, NY, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.11.003

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 371-379 , September 2005

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