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A follow-up study of people with severe mental illness treated by a specialist homeless team

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sue Odell  and
Martin Commander
Sue Odell*
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Academic Unit, 71 Fentham Road, Birmingham B23 6AL
Martin Commander
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Academic Unit, 71 Fentham Road, Birmingham B23 6AL
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aim and method

To follow up homeless people with psychoses treated by a dedicated team; changes in accommodation, risk behaviour, mental state and psychiatric care were examined.

Results

Service uptake improved as did symptomatology and residential stability. However, substance use and criminality continued to be prevalent and a minority remained homeless.

Clinical implications

Specialist psychiatric teams are a valuable adjunct to mainstream services in areas with high levels of homelessness.

Type
Original papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 139 - 142
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Copyright
Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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