ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2012
Psychiatric disorders and substance use in homeless youth: a preliminary comparison of san francisco and chicago.
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- The global prevalence of mental health disorders among runaway and homeless youth: A meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Personality and attachment in the homeless: A systematic review.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Predictors of Treatment Engagement Among Suicidal Youth Experiencing Homelessness.Community mental health journal · 2021Trial
- Predictors of Outreach Meetings Among Substance Using Homeless Youth.Community mental health journal · 2017Trial
- Homeless people: a review of personality disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Assessing and treating complex mental health needs among homeless youth in a shelter-based clinic.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- A Mobile Phone-Based Intervention to Improve Mental Health Among Homeless Young Adults: Pilot Feasibility Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
- Exploring the potential of technology-based mental health services for homeless youth: A qualitative study.Psychological services · 2017Article
- A comparative study of the prevalence and correlates of psychiatric disorders inChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Youth homelessness is a growing problem in the United States. The experience of homelessness appears to have numerous adverse consequences, including psychiatric and substance use disorders. This study compared the frequencies of psychiatric disorders, including substance use, between homeless youth (18-24 years-old) in San Francisco (N = 31) and Chicago (N = 56). Subjects were administered the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) to assess DSM-IV-TR diagnoses and substance use disorders. Eighty-seven percent of the San Francisco youth, and 81% of the Chicago youth met criteria for at least one M.I.N.I. psychiatric diagnosis. Nearly two-thirds of the youth in both samples met criteria for a mood disorder. Approximately one-third met criteria for an anxiety disorder. Thirty-two percent of the San Francisco sample and 18% of the Chicago met criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder. Approximately 84% of the San Francisco youth and 48% of the Chicago youth met criteria for a substance-related disorder, and more substances were used by San Francisco youth. In conclusion, the high rate of psychiatric disorders in homeless youth provides clear evidence that the mental health needs of this population are significant. Implications are discussed.
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