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Fundamental Causes of Housing Loss among Persons Diagnosed with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness: A Theoretically Guided Test.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20161654     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previous research on housing loss among severely mentally ill persons who have been placed in housing after being homeless has been largely atheoretical and has yielded inconsistent results. We develop a theory of housing loss based on identifying fundamental causes-problems in motives, means and social situation-and test these influences in a longitudinal, randomized comparison of housing alternatives. As hypothesized, individuals were more likely to lose housing if they had a history of alcohol or drug abuse, desired strongly to live independently contrary to clinician recommendations, or were African Americans placed in independent housing. Deficits in daily functioning did not explain these influences, but contributed to risk of housing loss. Our results demonstrate the importance of substance abuse, the value of distinguishing support preferences from support needs, and the necessity of explaining effects of race within a social context and thus should help to improve comparative research.
Authors:
Russell K Schutt; Stephen M Goldfinger
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Asian journal of psychiatry     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1876-2018     ISO Abbreviation:  Asian J Psychiatr     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-2-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101517820     Medline TA:  Asian J Psychiatr     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  132     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School. Present address: Department of Psychiatry, SUNY/Downstate Medical Center. 450 Clarkson Ave., Brooklyn NY 11203. smgoldfingermd@aol.com .
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R18 MH048080-02//NIMH NIH HHS

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