PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY IN HOMELESS WOMEN

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作者
MARSHALL, EJ [1 ]
REED, JL [1 ]
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[1] HACKNEY HOSP,COMMUNITY PSYCHIAT RES UNIT,LONDON E9,ENGLAND
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10.1192/bjp.160.6.761
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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The psychiatric status of 70 homeless women from two direct-access hostels in inner-London was assessed. Detailed sociodemographic, psychiatric and physical illness data were also collected, and where possible, verified from psychiatric and general hospital sources. Forty-five women met DSM-III-R criteria for schizophrenia, but few were in contact with the psychiatric services or in receipt of any treatment.
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