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Gwadz, Marya Viorst; Nish, David; Leonard, Noelle R.; Strauss, Shiela M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
In the present report we describe patterns of traumatic events and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), both partial and full, among homeless youth and those at risk for homelessness, with an emphasis on gender differences. Participants were 85 homeless and at-risk youth (49% female) recruited from a drop-in center in New York City in 2000.…
Descriptors: Homeless People, At Risk Persons, Youth, Gender Differences
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Clatts, Michael C.; Goldsamt, Lloyd; Yi, Huso; Gwadz, Marya Viorst – Journal of Adolescence, 2005
The objective of this paper is to profile the role of homelessness in drug and sexual risk in a population of young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Data are from a cross-sectional survey collected between 2000 and 2001 in New York City (N=569). With the goal of examining the import of homelessness in increased risk for the onset of drug and…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Mental Disorders, Males, Homeless People