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Homelessness and mental health
Author(s) -
Perry Jennifer,
Craig Tom K.J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.445
Subject(s) - mental health , psychological intervention , psychiatry , harm , mental illness , psychology , personality , mental health care , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology
The prevalence of serious mental illness is higher in homeless people compared with those who are housed, and there are higher rates of personality disorder, self‐harm and attempted suicide. In this article, the authors discuss interventions in primary and secondary care that focus on improving the mental health of homeless people