@article{ref1,
title="Housing and Home-Leaving Experiences of Young Adults with Psychotic Disorders: A Comparative Qualitative Study",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2013",
author="Roy, Laurence and Rousseau, Jacqueline and Fortier, Pierre and Mottard, Jean-Pierre",
volume="49",
number="5",
pages="515-527",
abstract="Housing stability is a key component of rehabilitation for individuals with severe mental illnesses but remains a challenge for mental health service providers, particularly with young adults experiencing early mental health difficulties. The aim of this study is to explore perceptions of housing and home-leaving processes among young adults with emerging psychotic disorders and to compare it to the perceptions of young adults without psychotic disorders. A qualitative, grounded theory based, multiple case study was conducted among 52 adults aged 18-30 years old. Two core categories emerged in relation with perception of housing: choice/control over the residential environment, and housing opportunities over time. Difference between the groups include more coerced home-leaving for young adults with first-episode psychosis and low levels of choice, control and opportunities for a sub-group of participants living in group homes. The housing situation of young adults is analyzed and discussed from a systemic perspective.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-012-9531-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-012-9531-0"
}