An examination of physical illness and health service use in homeless veterans with PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and/or bipolar disorder in …

S Norbeck, H Schuster, D Driscoll… - Journal of Social …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined physical health problems and health service use among homeless
veterans with a reported mental health diagnosis. The current sample included a total of 156 …

Increased risk for substance use and health‐related problems among homeless veterans

EM Dunne, LE Burrell, AD Diggins… - … American journal on …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives The first aim of this study was to compare self‐reported causes
of homelessness between veterans and nonveterans. A second aim examined whether …

Identifying mental and physical health correlates of homelessness among first‐time and chronically homeless veterans

SK Creech, E Johnson, M Borgia… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined four categories of self‐reported health and mental health factors and
their association with recurrent or chronic homelessness in a sample of homeless Veterans …

Homeless veterans' utilization of medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse services

SL Wenzel, L Bakhtiar, NH Caskey, E Hardie… - Medical care, 1995 - journals.lww.com
This study focuses on the association between homeless veterans' prior utilization of
medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse services and biopsychosocial characteristics …

Physical health status of homeless Veterans in Canada: a cross-sectional study

J Bourque, L VanTil, J Nadeau… - Journal of Military …, 2017 - jmvfh.utpjournals.press
Introduction: Veteran homelessness is an issue gaining in visibility. Both Veterans and the
homeless seem to be more susceptible to an array of physical health issues than the …

Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder among homeless veterans

J Lennon, Z Achmar, J Raad - Archives of Physical Medicine and …, 2017 - archives-pmr.org
Research Objectives To investigate the prevalence of disability and PTSD among Veterans
identified as homeless or at risk of homelessness. Design This was a retrospective study …

Comorbidity between psychiatric and general medical disorders in homeless veterans

G Goldstein, JF Luther, GL Haas, AJ Gordon… - Psychiatric quarterly, 2009 - Springer
Homeless veterans have numerous co-occurring medical and behavioral health problems.
Identification of common patterns of comorbid conditions may help providers to determine …

Unsheltered homelessness among veterans: correlates and profiles

T Byrne, AE Montgomery, JD Fargo - Community mental health journal, 2016 - Springer
We identified correlates of unsheltered status among Veterans experiencing homelessness
and described distinct subgroups within the unsheltered homeless Veteran population using …

The effects of homelessness on veterans' health care service use: An evaluation of independence from comorbidities

JP LePage, LD Bradshaw, DJ Cipher, AM Crawford… - Public Health, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives This study evaluates the prevalence of Multiple Comorbid Chronic Disease
(MCCD) within homeless and non-homeless Veterans and the association between MCCD …

Indicators of chronic homelessness among veterans

SL Wenzel, L Gelberg, L Bakhtiar… - Psychiatric …, 1993 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: This study sought to develop a set of indicators of chronic homelessness as a
basis for better understanding and treatment of the homeless veteran population. Methods …