Homelessness in Schizophrenia

Adriana Foster; James Gable; John Buckley

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2012.06.010

Homelessness in Schizophrenia

Adriana Foster, James Gable, John Buckley

Psychiatry and Health Behavior

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Abstract

The impact of mental illness, comorbid substance abuse, and medication nonadherence, coupled with disjointed psychiatric and social services, conspires to a disproportionately high rate of psychiatric disorders among people who are homeless in the United States. This article reviews the prevalence of homeless among the mentally ill as well as the prevalence of mental illness among the homeless and details barriers in access to care and the solutions that have been attempted. The need and solutions to introduce a new generation of physicians and allied health care workers to the unique health care needs of the homeless population are highlighted.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	717-734
Number of pages	18
Journal	Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2012.06.010
State	Published - Sep 2012

Keywords

Assertive community treatment
Homeless
Housing
Outreach
Schizophrenia
Shelter

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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