Psychotic disorders among homeless subjects attending a psychiatric emergency service

Cougnard, Audrey; Grolleau, Sabrina; Lamarque, Florence; Beitz, Christophe; Brugère, Stéphane; Verdoux, Hélène

doi:10.1007/s00127-006-0109-4

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“…Conference of Mayors, 2008;Wolff & Stuber, 2002). Research also identifies them as predictors of homelessness (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000b; Cougnard et al, 2006;Dietz, 2009).…”

Section: Substance Abuse and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…When men or women do not assume expected gender roles or follow expected gender norms, they are perceived to have committed a gender transgression (Sirin, McCreary, & Mahalik, 2004). Homeless men are not viewed as successful or dominant and homeless women are not viewed as emotionally connected and expressive (Cougnard et al, 2006;Dietz, 2009;Eyrich-Garg et al, 2008;Hecht & Coyle, 2001;B. A. Lee & Farrell, 2003;Tompsett et al, 2006;Toro et al, 2007;Wolff & Stuber, 2002).…”

Section: Homelessness Age and Gendermentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Approximately one-third of homeless persons, especially single males, may have a psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, delusional disorders, and brief psychotic disorder; Cougnard et al, 2006). Cougnard et al suggest that three of four homeless persons who are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder could be diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder.…”

Section: Substance Abuse and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Referring to homeless persons as "frequent flyers" (Cougnard, Grolleau, Lamarque, Beitz, & Brugere, 2006), emergency service professionals perceive them to be seeking respite from hunger and life on the street rather than being in need of services.…”

Section: Attitudes Toward the Homeless Young And The Homeless Oldmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perceptions of Students about Younger and Older Men and Women who May Be Homeless

Kane

Green

Jacobs

2010

Journal of Social Service Research

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Future human service providers will interact with homeless persons in health, mental health, and social service practice contexts. This study investigated the perceptions of students enrolled in social work courses who are pursuing degrees in human service programs toward older and younger female and male homeless individuals. Respondents (N = 207) were given one of four vignettes in which a character was identified as an older male, a younger male, an older female, or a younger female who was frequently seen near an interstate highway, talking to him/herself and appearing unkempt, thin, and frail. Most respondents perceived the vignette character as mentally ill, neglectful of health, likely to have HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis A and/or hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C, likely to experience suicidal thoughts/ideation, and to have head lice/scabies/body lice. Older men were more likely to be perceived as military veterans with a history of mental illness and substance abuse. Older women were least likely to be perceived as having a history of substance abuse or using a handout to purchase ethanol. Older women were perceived to be homeless because they could not afford other living accommodations. A general linear model revealed significant differences in 7 of 41 items that respondents answered based on the gender and age of the vignette characters. These perceptual differences between male and female homeless persons will require additional investigation.The attitudes of social workers and other human service professionals toward homeless persons may impact intervention, service delivery, and willingness to work with these populations. There is little literature investigating the perceptions of people preparing for human service careers toward older and younger homeless women and men and whether perceptual differences ex-).ist toward homeless persons based on the age and gender of the homeless person. It was hypothesized that there would be differences in how older and younger homeless men and women are viewed.Because homelessness occurs throughout the lifespan and to consider whether age and gender impacted beliefs and perceptions, four 261

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Section: Substance Abuse and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Homelessness Age and Gendermentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Substance Abuse and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Attitudes Toward the Homeless Young And The Homeless Oldmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perceptions of Students about Younger and Older Men and Women who May Be Homeless

Kane

Green

Jacobs

2010

Journal of Social Service Research

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“…25 In this period, PESs had a secondary role in the mental health network, performing at best the restricted function of referring patients for full-time hospitalization. 26 Since many admissions in psychiatric hospitals required no referrals to specialized care and could be decided upon by the hospital services themselves ("door admissions"), PESs received no investments or incentives to expand their functions.…”

Section: Psychiatric Emergency Services and Psychiatric Hospitalizatimentioning

confidence: 99%

Serviços de emergência psiquiátrica e suas relações com a rede de saúde mental Brasileira

Barros

Teng

Mari

2010

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: To review the literature concerning the role and the inclusion of psychiatric emergency services in mental health networks. Method: We performed a search in online databases (PubMed and SciELO) for empirical articles and reviews about psychiatric emergency services and networks of mental health services. Results: Psychiatric emergency services are a crucial part of well-structured mental health networks, both due to their role in the management of emergencies proper and to their function in the regulation of the network they belong to. Emergency psychiatric services are related to all inpatient and outpatient services, which enables them to organize the flow of admissions and to prevent the overload of the mental health network. The functions of emergency psychiatric services are broad and go beyond the simple referral for hospitalization, encompassing the clinical stabilization of acute cases and the provision of psychosocial support. In Brazil, these functions were expanded after the mental health reform and the overload of the mental health network resulting from the difficulties and limitations of inpatient and outpatient services. Conclusion: Emergency psychiatric services must be valued and expanded; especially those located in general hospitals. It is suggested that investment in psychiatric emergency services be a priority in Brazilian public health policies to improve mental health care. Descriptors

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Homelessness and Health Disparities: A Health Equity Lens

Bowen

Savino

Irish

2019

Homelessness Prevention and Intervention in Social Work

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Psychotic disorders among homeless subjects attending a psychiatric emergency service

Cited by 17 publications

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Perceptions of Students about Younger and Older Men and Women who May Be Homeless

Perceptions of Students about Younger and Older Men and Women who May Be Homeless

Serviços de emergência psiquiátrica e suas relações com a rede de saúde mental Brasileira

Homelessness and Health Disparities: A Health Equity Lens

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