Open AccessFinancial Strain, Mental Illness, and Homelessness
Author(s) -
Eric B. Elbogen,
Megan Lanier,
H. Ryan Wagner,
Jack Tsai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001453
Subject(s) - mental illness , context (archaeology) , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , mental health , unemployment , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , finance , cognition , paleontology , economics , biology , economic growth
Research indicates that adults with severe mental illness have lower income and employment than adults without severe mental illness. Further, mental illness has been identified as a risk factor for homelessness. However, little research has investigated the interrelationships between financial strain, mental illness, and homelessness. It is unknown whether or to what extent financial strain mediates the association between mental illness and subsequent homelessness.