title: [The Sundholm infirmary. Management of disorders in individuals admitted to an institution for homeless persons].
abstract: The aim of this retrospective study was to describe diseases seen and treated at the infirmary at Sundholm, an institution for homeless people. In 1991 there were 124 admissions to the department. The problems treated were in 47 (37.9%) cases mainly related to alcohol abuse, in 26 (21%) cases medical or surgical diseases, in 12 (9.7%) drug abuse problems, in 10 (8.1%) psychoses and in five (4.0%) problems following crisis or trauma. In 24 (19.4%) admissions the health problems were due to various combinations of physical and psychiatric diseases and could not be classified further. In 96% of the admissions the patient was diagnosed as having one or more diagnosis concerning alcohol or drug abuse or major psychiatric disease. The infirmaries at the welfare homes in Denmark are a specialized alternative to more traditional treatment for the homeless.
authors.affiliation: Behandlingsafdelingen, Sundholm, København.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Schütten
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Sundholms behandlingsafdeling. Om behandling under indloeggelse på en social institution for hjemløse.