This study investigates the screening for depressive symptoms among middle-aged and
older homeless adults based on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and examines the …

Objective The aims of this study are threefold: to depict characteristics of homeless at
discharge from a psychiatric hospital; to describe the utilisation of inpatient care and …

Background Patients with addictions and concurrent disorders constitute the most
underserved population in the system of care. There are numerous reasons why this …

Background Homeless veterans often have addictions and comorbidities that complicate
utilization of longitudinal health care services, such as primary care. An understanding of …

Background: Research on addiction treatment utilization in indigent samples mainly has
been retrospective, without measures of addictive consequences, social network influences …

Objective: This study examined factors associated with health care use in an ethnically
diverse Canadian sample of homeless adults with mental illness, a particularly …

Background: Persons with mental disorders frequently have other co-occurring problems
such as substance related disorders and HIV/AIDS. Individuals with co-occurring medical …

This article documents the experiences of providing housing and supportive services, or
ecologically based treatment, to shelter-recruited, substance-abusing homeless women with …

Homelessness service provision, a task of great societal relevance, requires solutions to
several urgent problems facing our humanity. Data science, that has recently emerged as a …

Background: Specific problems in sampling methodology, case-finding strategies and a
standardised needs assessment in mentally ill homeless people have contributed to their …