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Marjorie J. Robertson, Ph.D.
Background Information and
Areas of Research
mrobertson@arg.org
Marjorie J. Robertson is an affiliate senior scientist at ARG and a
research psychologist with a specialization in psychiatric
epidemiology.
Since 1983, her research has focused primarily on
homeless and other indigent populations, explored primarily through
population-based surveys and studies of clients in public systems.
Recent work includes a study to assess the
course of homelessness among adults with alcohol, drug, or
mental disorders and to test whether service use affects that
course. She also has surveyed homeless youth in
San Francisco
to identify barriers to services for this high-risk population.
And she has recently studied the impact of a specialized
residential treatment program on outcomes for dually diagnosed
adults who had recently been discharged from a public inpatient
psychiatric facility.
Currently, her research addresses the
epidemiology of HIV and tuberculosis, access to services, and
treatment adherence among homeless and marginally housed adults
in San Francisco. In a separate project, she is
exploring the epidemiology of hepatitis B and C among homeless
adults and strategies for viral screening and intervention with
this high-risk population.
Selected Publications
- Robertson, Marjorie J. & Toro, Paul A.
(1999). Homeless youth: research, intervention, and policy, In
Fosberg, Linda B & Dennis, Deborah L, (Eds.), Practical
Lessons: the 1998 Symposium on Homelessness Research. US
Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC, pp
3.1-3.32.
- Zlotnick, Cheryl, Robertson, Marjorie J.,
& Lahiff, Maureen (1999). Getting off the streets: Economic
resources and residential exits from homelessness, Journal of
Community Psychology, 27:209-224.
- Robertson, Marjorie J.; Zlotnick, Cheryl
& Westerfelt, Alex. (1997). Drug disorders and treatment
contact among homeless men and women in Alameda County.
American Journal of Public Health, 8(2). (B721).
- Drug disorders (DSM-III-R criteria)
were ten times higher among homeless adults than the general
population. Despite high apparent need, however, few homeless
adults had received help for drug problems.
- Zlotnick, Cheryl, Robertson, Marjorie J.
& Lahiff, Maureen (1998). A longitudinal perspective on
entitlement income among homeless adults. Psychiatric
Services, 49:1039-1042. (B798)
- Ringwalt, Chris L., Greene Jodie M., &
Robertson Marjorie J. (1998). 12-month prevalence of homelessness
among adolescents aged 12-17 in the United States, American
Journal of Public Health, 88:1325-1329.
- Robertson, Marjorie & Winkleby,
Marilyn. (1996). Mental health problems of homeless women and
differences across subgroups. Annual Review of Public Health,
17, 311-336. (B732)
- Detailed literature review
demonstrating that while most homeless women do not have major
mental illness, homeless women exhibit disproportionately high
rates of major mental problems.
- Zlotnick, Cheryl & Robertson, Marjorie
J. (1996). Sources of income among homeless adults with major
mental disorders or substance use disorders. Psychiatric
Services, 47(2), 147-151. (B710)
- Robertson, Marjorie J. & Greenblatt,
Milton (Eds.). (1992). Homelessness: A National Perspective.
New York: Plenum Press. (A14)
- This edited book describes
socio-economic context in which contemporary homelessness
manifests itself, with a focus on special populations, their
needs, and potential interventions.
- Robertson, Marjorie. (1991). Homeless
women with children: the role of alcohol and other drug use. American
Psychologist, 46,1198-1204. (B490)
- Alcohol or drug use are discussed as a
risk factor for homelessness among women with children; impact of
various policy decisions on homeless women are also discussed.
- Greenblatt, M. and Robertson, Marjorie J.
(1993). Life styles, survival strategies, and sexual behaviors of
homeless adolescents. Hospital and Community Psychiatry,
44(12), 1177-1180. (B597)
Other ARG Publications of This Author
Grants and Subcontract
Information
Hepatitis B and C among Homeless Adults, NIDA R01 DA14294,
Principal Investigator: Lillian Gelberg, M.D. (UCLA), Co-Principal
Investigator: Marjorie J. Robertson, Ph.D. (ARG)
Alcohol
in Mexican-Origin Groups: U.S. and Mexican Surveys, NIAAA R21 AA13739,
Principal Investigator: Marjorie J. Robertson, Ph.D.,
Co-Investigators: Thomas K. Greenfield, Ph.D. (ARG), Cheryl J.
Cherpitel, Dr.P.H. (ARG) & Maria Elena Medina Mora, Ph.D.
(National Institute of Psychiatry, National Institutes of Health,
Mexico City, Mexico).
Subcontract: Treatment for the Homeless,
SAMHSA, Service Provider: Bonita House, Inc., Oakland, CA. ARG
Researcher: Marjorie J. Roberston, Ph.D.
Epidemiology
of Alcohol Problems, P50 AA05595
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