Citation

Worthington JB, Cohen DC. J. Soc. Distress Homeless 1994; 3(2): 163-173.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Psycke-Logo Press)

DOI

10.1007/BF02088460

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The homeless mentally ill are more disabled than other homeless people and require more services, but important variations exist. This study examined relationships between broad Axis I diagnostic clusters and demographic and service variables for 328 clients receiving case management at a community program for the chronic mentally ill homeless. Demographic characteristics, medical history, educational, psychological, and marital history, and case management variables were examined for psychotic, affective, and miscellaneous other clients. Differences were found in such areas as suicide attempts and current suicide status, psychiatric treatment history, education, overall impairment of functioning, length of time homeless, and time in case management but not in status at termination or number of services required. Psychotics had lower adaptive functioning, spent less time in case management, but had as successful outcomes as affective clients. Psychiatric diagnosis provides information that might assist case management for the homeless mentally ill. © 1994 Human Sciences Press, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

diagnosis; mental illness; homelessness