Mental health problems of the Edinburgh 'roofless'
| Autor: | J R Newton, Chris Freeman, S Bailey, G C Young, John R. Geddes, A McAleavy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Comorbidity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Imprisonment Psychiatry Psychotic illness Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales High rate business.industry Mental Disorders Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Substance abuse Alcoholism Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Case register Psychotic Disorders Scotland Ill-Housed Persons Diagnostic validity Female No fixed abode business |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1472-1465 0007-1250 |
| Popis: | BackgroundThe roofless have not been previously surveyed in detail looking specifically at their psychiatric status.MethodAll roofless people in a discrete area were interviewed in their ‘skippers’ using a semi-structured interview. Other roofless people helped in case finding and diagnostic validity was confirmed using a computerised case register.ResultsSixty-five people were interviewed. High rates of substance abuse (n = 48, 75%), and very low rates of psychotic illness (n = 2, 3%) were found. High rates of serious physical morbidity, of imprisonment and of being the victim of a crime were found.ConclusionThe roofless have multiple severe medical, social, and psychiatric problems. These all must be addressed when considering the provision of services. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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