Risk factors for homelessness among women with schizophrenia

A study of risk factors for homelessness among the severely mentally ill was extended to include women, and a case-control study of 100 indigent women with schizophrenia meeting criteria for literal homelessness and 100 such women with no history of homelessness was conducted. Subjects were recruite...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1995-08, Vol.85 (8 Pt 1), p.1153-1156
Main Authors: Caton, C L, Shrout, P E, Dominguez, B, Eagle, P F, Opler, L A, Cournos, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol
Antisocial personality disorder
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Drug abuse
Ethnicity
Family
Female
Homeless people
Homeless Persons
Homelessness
Humans
Hypotheses
Interviews
Logistic Models
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Middle Aged
New York City
Patient compliance
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Public health
Recruitment
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia
Severity of Illness Index
Social Support
Substance abuse treatment
Therapists
Variables
Women
Women's Health
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Summary:A study of risk factors for homelessness among the severely mentally ill was extended to include women, and a case-control study of 100 indigent women with schizophrenia meeting criteria for literal homelessness and 100 such women with no history of homelessness was conducted. Subjects were recruited from shelters, clinics, and inpatient psychiatric programs in New York City. Clinical interviewers used standardized research instruments to probe three domains of risk factors: severity of mental illness, family background, and prior mental health service use. Findings adjusted for ethnicity revealed that homeless women had higher rates of a concurrent diagnosis of alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and antisocial personality disorder. Homeless women also had less adequate family support.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.85.8_Pt_1.1153