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Substance use disorders among homeless people in inner Sydney
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Background The study aimed to assess the prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders among homeless people in inner Sydney, to compare the Australian findings with the international literature and to examine treatment seeking. Method Two hundred and ten homeless men and women randomly selected from the dining rooms of inner Sydney refuges were interviewed. DSM-IV diagnoses over the past 12 months were based on the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Results Half the homeless men and 15% of the women had a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder in the past 12 months. One in five had an opiate use disorder, one in five a cannabis use disorder and one in ten a sedative or stimulant use disorder. Conclusions Drug use disorders were more prevalent in this Australian sample than in comparable international studies.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Teesson, M., Hodder, T., & Buhrich, N.
- Affiliations
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- ORCID
- Teesson, M.
- Venue
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2000-10-24
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 451-456
- ISSN
- 0933-7954 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-9285
- OpenAlex
- W1982868362
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 3.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Keywords
- substance use disorders, homelessness, alcoholism, drug use disorders, opioid use disorder, cannabis use disorder, treatment seeking, prevalence, inner Sydney, homeless shelters
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Health Services, Ill-Housed Persons, Humans, Male, New South Wales, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Substance-Related Disorders
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