ArticlePloS one2020
Mental and substance use disorders and food insecurity among homeless adults participating in the At Home/Chez Soi study.
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- Determinants of food insecurity in homeless people: evidence from the territory-wide homeless census in Hong Kong.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Reconstructing Cross-Cultural Meanings of Addiction Among Women from Three Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Food insecurity in women with mental illnesses attending a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025Article
- Patient Perceptions of Microbiome-Based Therapies as Novel Treatments for Mood Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study: Perceptions des patients sur les thérapies basées sur le microbiome pour les troubles de l'humeur : une étude à méthodes mixtes.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024Observational
- Epidemiological features of depression and anxiety among homeless adults with healthcare access problems in London, UK: descriptive cross-sectional analysis.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- Variables Associated with Quality of Life Among Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
- Quality of Depression Care for Veterans Affairs Primary Care Patients with Experiences of Homelessness.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
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- Severe Psychopathology and Substance Use Disorder Modify the Association Between Housing Trajectories and Food Security Among Homeless Adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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backgroundFew studies have examined how food insecurity changes over time when living with severe mental disorders or substance use disorders. This study identifies food insecurity trajectories of homeless adults participating in a trial of a housing intervention and examines whether receiving the intervention and having specific mental and substance disorders predict food insecurity trajectories. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe studied 520 participants in the Toronto site of the At Home/Chez-Soi project. Food insecurity data were collected at seven times during a follow-up period of up to 5.5 years. Mental and substance use disorders were assessed at baseline. Food insecurity trajectories were identified using group based-trajectory modeling. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the effects of the intervention and mental and substance use disorders on food insecurity trajectories.
resultsFour food insecurity trajectories were identified: persistently high food insecurity, increasing food insecurity, decreasing food insecurity, and consistently low food insecurity. Receiving the intervention was not a predictor of membership in any specific food insecurity trajectory group. Individuals with major depressive episode, mood disorder with psychotic features, substance disorder, and co-occurring disorder (defined as having at least one alcohol or other substance use disorder and at least one non-substance related mental disorder] were more likely to remain in the persistently high food insecurity group than the consistently low food insecurity group.
conclusionA persistently high level of food insecurity is common among individuals with mental illness who have experienced homelessness, and the presence of certain mental health disorders increases this risk. Mental health services combined with access to resources for basic needs, and re-adaptation training are required to enhance the health and well-being of this population.
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