International Journal of the Addictions · 1992 · 13 citations · 6 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychiatryBehavioral EpidemiologyBehavioral HealthSubstance Use DisordersDual DiagnosisMental HealthMental IllnessPersonality DisordersSubstance UseSubstance-related DisordersCluster AnalysisDrug Misuse EpidemiologySubstance Use Disorder DiagnosisSubstance Use Disorder SeveritySubstance Use Disorders ComorbiditySubstance Use Epidemiology
This study investigated the rates of severe substance misuse, severe emotional disturbance, and dual diagnosis in a meal-line population of mixed ethnicity, 75% of whom were homeless and the remainder near-homeless. Alcohol and/or drug use was reported by 93% and severe substance misuse was found in 39% of the population. Severe mental illness was found in 54% of the population. Both conditions, dual diagnosis, was found in 29% of the cases. A cluster analysis of the total population found three types: those with dual diagnosis (24.27%), those with serious substance misuse and personality disorder (39.3%), and those with neither severe disorder (37.3%). The ethnicity of the homeless individual was very weakly, if at all, associated with the disorders.
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A Psychiatric Profile of Street People Admitted to an Emergency Shelter
A. Anthony Arce, Marilyn Tadlock, Michael J. Vergare et al. · Psychiatric Services · 1983 · 146 citations
Down and Out in the City: The Homeless Mentally Ill
Frank R. Lipton, Steven E. Katz · Psychiatric Services · 1983 · 79 citations