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Characteristics of Homeless Adults with Serious Mental Illness Served by a State Mental Health Transitional Shelter |
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| Authors: | Mark Viron Iruma Bello Oliver Freudenreich Derri Shtasel |
| Affiliation: | 1. Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 75 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA, 02115, USA 2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 3. New York University Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY, USA 4. New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA 5. Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Research Program, Boston, MA, USA 6. Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, USA |
| Abstract: | Specialized transitional shelters are available in various cities to provide assistance to homeless individuals with serious mental illness. Little is known about the population using such shelters. The authors conducted a retrospective chart review to collect demographic, social, and clinical data of residents in a state-operated mental health transitional shelter in Massachusetts. A total of 74 subjects were included. Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders were present in 67.6 % of the sample and mood disorders in 35.1 %. Substance use disorders were documented in 44.6 %. Chronic medical illness (mostly hypertension, dyslipidemia, asthma, and diabetes) was found in 82.4 %. The co-occurrence of a psychiatric and substance use disorder and chronic medical illness was found in 36.5 %. The majority (75.7 %) of patients had a history of legal charges. Homeless individuals with serious mental illness served by specialized transitional shelters represent a population with complex psychiatric, medical and social needs. |
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