Elderly, homeless and mentally ill: a study.
This article describes a study of people aged 60 and over who were homeless and sleeping on the streets in Central London. The author spent 334 hours on the streets of London between July and October 1990, and attempted interviews with 130 elderly homeless people before finding 50 who were able to give a full interview. Information about this client group was then collected, including mental health problems they reported or that were observed during the interviews. The results suggest that the link between mental health problems and homelessness among elderly people may be profound.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012727:Sex Characteristics