title: Psychosis and destitution at Christmas 1985-88.
abstract: Surveys of the destitute were conducted over four successive Christmas periods in Central London, UK. Functional psychosis with hallucinations and/or delusions, either current (19%) or in the past (22%), were associated with extreme social isolation and imprisonment.
authors.affiliation: Friern Hospital, London.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Tobiansky
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibrahimi
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D003625:Data Collection; D006693:Holidays / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008131:London; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011329:Prisoners; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors