Perceived unmet need and barriers to care amongst street‐involved people who use illicit drugs

E Hyshka, JT Anderson, TC Wild - Drug and alcohol review, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims Research on perceived unmet need for care for mental
health and substance use problems focuses on general populations to the detriment of …

Changes in subjective quality of life among homeless adults who obtain housing: a prospective examination

J Wolf, A Burnam, P Koegel, G Sullivan… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2001 - Springer
Background: The aim of this present study is to examine whether overall subjective quality of
life and specific domains of quality of life change among homeless adults after they become …

Dual study describing patient-driven harm reduction goal-setting among people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder.

TSP Fentress, S Wald, A Brah, G Leemon… - Experimental and …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Two recent randomized controlled efficacy trials showed that harm-reduction treatment for
alcohol use disorder (AUD)—or patient-driven treatment that does not require abstinence …

Characteristics of patients with schizophrenia who do not believe they are mentally ill

JM Pyne, D Bean, G Sullivan - The Journal of nervous and mental …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to use a very simple self-report measure to identify patients
who did not believe they were mentally ill and describe their characteristics. The study …

Mental health, concurrent disorders, and health care utilization in homeless women

V Strehlau, I Torchalla, LI Kathy… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. This study assessed lifetime and current prevalence rates of mental disorders and
concurrent mental and substance use disorders in a sample of homeless women. Current …

A randomized controlled trial of a rapid re-housing intervention for homeless persons living with HIV/AIDS: impact on housing and HIV medical outcomes

VL Towe, EW Wiewel, Y Zhong, S Linnemayr… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether, for homeless persons
living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), rapid re-housing can improve housing and HIV viral …

Utility of the time-line follow-back to assess substance use among homeless adults

JAY Sacks, RE Drake, VF Williams… - The Journal of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Assessing substance use of homeless persons is a critical task. This study examines the test-
retest reliability, concurrent validity, and sensitivity to change of the Time-Line Follow-Back …

“Don't leave me hanging”: homeless mothers' perceptions of service providers

B Sznajder-Murray, N Slesnick - Journal of Social Service …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Few interventions have been developed for substance-abusing homeless mothers. Among
those interventions, high dropout rates (up to 85%) are consistently reported. Understanding …

Association of problematic alcohol use and food insecurity among homeless men and women

LR Reitzel, S Chinamuthevi, SS Daundasekara… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Food insecurity results from unreliable access to affordable and nutritious food. Homeless
adults are particularly vulnerable to both food insecurity and problematic alcohol use. The …

Opioid and other substance misuse, overdose risk, and the potential for prevention among a sample of OEF/OIF veterans in New York City

AS Bennett, L Elliott, A Golub - Substance use & misuse, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes veterans' overdose risks and specific vulnerabilities through an
analysis of qualitative data collected from a sample of recently separated, formerly enlisted …