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Causes of homelessness prevalence: Relationship between homelessness and disability.
Nishio, Akihiro; Horita, Ryo; Sado, Tadahiro; Mizutani, Seiko; Watanabe, Takahiro; Uehara, Ryosuke; Yamamoto, Mayumi.
  • Nishio A; Health Administration Center, Gifu, Japan.
  • Horita R; Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychopathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
  • Sado T; Health Administration Center, Gifu, Japan.
  • Mizutani S; Health Administration Center, Gifu, Japan.
  • Watanabe T; Faculty of Health Promotional Sciences, Tokoha University, Hamamatsu, Japan.
  • Uehara R; Faculty of Nursing, Nihon Fukushi University, Tokai, Japan.
  • Yamamoto M; Midori Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci ; 71(3): 180-188, 2017 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27778418
ABSTRACT

AIM:

Many studies have reported that the prevalence of mental illness and cognitive disability is higher among homeless individuals compared to the general population, and the rates of mental illness among the homeless population have recently increased. This study (i) compares causes of homelessness or barriers to escaping homelessness for people with/without mental illness/cognitive disability; (ii) reveals problems with the Japanese homeless policy; and (iii) proposes an effective and necessary support system.

METHODS:

The participants were 114 homeless individuals. A psychiatric diagnostic interview and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, version III were used to measure participants' mental health and cognitive abilities. A questionnaire was administered comprising 17 items related to the causes of their homelessness and barriers to escaping from it. Participants were divided into four groups - with/without mental illness or cognitive disability - and Fisher's exact test was used to compare the questionnaire results.

RESULTS:

Individuals with cognitive disabilities considered bad relationships with their family members to be the cause of their homelessness. Conversely, normal individuals considered their homelessness to be the result of debt more so than did individuals with mental problems. Individuals with mental illness had more difficulties escaping homelessness than did either normal individuals or individuals with cognitive disability. This tendency was observed most strongly among individuals with both mental illness and cognitive disability.

CONCLUSION:

Most homeless individuals considered economic problems to be the cause of their homelessness; however, difficulties with human relationships were also important factors and were more difficult for participants to acknowledge. Furthermore, these difficulties were exacerbated among those individuals with mental problems.
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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Problemas Sociales / Personas con Mala Vivienda / Trastornos Mentales / Discapacidad Intelectual Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Problemas Sociales / Personas con Mala Vivienda / Trastornos Mentales / Discapacidad Intelectual Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article