Homelessness and Mental Illness: A Literature Review and a Qualitative Study                 of Perceptions of the Adequacy of Care

Bhui, Kamaldeep; Shanahan, Lisa; Harding, Geoffrey

doi:10.1177/0020764006062096

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“…Homeless youth, between the ages of 16-25, are considered a vulnerable, high-risk group facing a startling degree of non-normative life stressors including rejection and prejudice (Bhui, Shanahan, & Harding, 2006;Martins, 2008), lack of affection and caring, familial conflict (Dadds, Braddock, Cuers, Elliott, & Kelly, 1993), poverty (Zuvekas & Hill, 2000), academic problems, lack of stable housing (Hubley et al, 2014), abuse and mental illness (Bhui et al, 2006;Martinez et al, 1998), and substance use (Johnson, Freels, Parsons, & Vangeest, 1997).…”

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Youth Homelessness: The Impact of Supportive Relationships on Recovery

2018

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AIM:To test a model based on Peplau's theory of Interpersonal Relations, which examines the influence of a network of service providers, perceptions of social supports and perceptions of family relations on a homeless youth's perceptions of recovery. BACKGROUND:Homeless youth comprise an extremely disenfranchised group and have been recognized as one of the fastest growing sub-groups within the homeless population. Homeless youth face impaired access to health and social services. They are often left unsupported and lack social and familial support or relationships with service providers. Homeless youth left unsupported frequently sink into a cycle of homelessness that extends into adulthood.

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Youth Homelessness: The Impact of Supportive Relationships on Recovery

2018

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“…Mental disorders are more prevalent among homeless people than among those in the general population. These mental problems lead to difficulties in accessing health services (Bhui, Shanahan, & Harding, 2006).…”

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Applying the Gelberg-Andersen Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to Health Services Utilization in Homeless Women

Stein¹,

Andersen²,

Gelberg³

2007

J Health Psychol

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We applied the Gelberg-Andersen Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to predict health services utilization (HSU) in 875 homeless US women. Structural models assessed the impact of predisposing (demographics, psychological distress, alcohol/drug problems, homelessness severity), enabling (health insurance, source of care, barriers) and need (illness) variables on HSU (preventive care, outpatient visits, hospitalizations). Homelessness severity predicted illness, barriers and less insurance. Distress predicted more barriers, illness and less outpatient HSU. Drug problems predicted hospitalizations. Barriers predicted more illness and less outpatient HSU. Health and homelessness indicators were worse for White women. Better housing, access to care and insurance would encourage appropriate HSU.

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“…Qualitative studies of white and ethnically diverse samples of mental health consumers point to stigma as a serious barrier to help-seeking for mental health problems (Bhui, Shanahan, & Harding, 2006;Dinos, Stevens, Serfaty, Weich, & King, 2004;Lee, Chiu, Tsang, Chui, & Kleinman, 2006;Priebe, Watts, Chase, & Matanov, 2005). These findings are echoed in qualitative studies with black samples (Alvidrez, Snowden, & Kaiser, 2008;Cooper-Patrick et al, 1997;Hines-Martin, Malone, Kim, & Brown-Piper, 2003;Matthews, Corrigan, Smith, & Aranda, 2006;Thompson, Bazile, & Akbar, 2004).…”

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The Relationship between Stigma and Other Treatment Concerns and Subsequent Treatment Engagement among Black Mental Health Clients

Alvidrez

Snowden

Patel

2010

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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This study examined stigma (both the perception that mental illness is stigmatized and stigma concerns about entering treatment) and other treatment concerns along with subsequent treatment engagement within three months in a sample of 42 black adults referred to public-sector outpatient treatment. Contrary to expectation, perceived stigma of mental illness was unrelated to treatment engagement; however having stigma or other concerns about treatment was associated with increased odds of engagement. Findings indicate the importance of examining stigma as a multi-dimensional construct and raise questions about the utility of addressing stigma as a way of promoting service use in black adults. More work is clearly needed to understand the complex relationship between stigma and help-seeking in black populations and other underserved groups.

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Homelessness and Mental Illness: A Literature Review and a Qualitative Study of Perceptions of the Adequacy of Care

Cited by 75 publications

References 16 publications

Youth Homelessness: The Impact of Supportive Relationships on Recovery

Youth Homelessness: The Impact of Supportive Relationships on Recovery

Applying the Gelberg-Andersen Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to Health Services Utilization in Homeless Women

The Relationship between Stigma and Other Treatment Concerns and Subsequent Treatment Engagement among Black Mental Health Clients

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