Prevalence of Schizophrenia among Women in Refuges for the Homeless
Abstract
There are considerably more homeless mentally ill men than women. However the rate of mental illness among homeless women appears to be relatively greater than for men. We found the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia among a cohort of 54 women residing in refuges for the homeless in inner Sydney to be approximately 30%. Only three of the women had a history of prolonged stay in a psychiatric institution. Schizophrenic women had resided at the refuges for longer than non-schizophrenic women.
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“Surveys with less than a 50% response rate were excluded, as were surveys on selected populations (for example, a sample of homeless people referred to a psychiatric outpatient clinic or single mothers [24]) or where diagnosis of psychiatric disorders was not obtained by direct interviews (for example, by self report…”
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- Authors
- Virgona, A., Buhrich, N., & Teesson, M.
- Affiliations
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Inner City Mental Health Service, Sydney
- ORCID
- Teesson, Maree
- Venue
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1993-09
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 405-410
- ISSN
- 0004-8674 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-1614
- OpenAlex
- W2103037159
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 5.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- schizophrenia, homeless women, homelessness, women's shelters, lifetime prevalence, psychiatric hospitalization, inner Sydney
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Chronic Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Ill-Housed Persons, Humans, Middle Aged, New South Wales, Patient Readmission, Public Housing, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Incidence
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