title: Process and outcome in a hostel outreach program for homeless clients with severe mental illness.
abstract: A longitudinal study followed 55 homeless and severely mentally ill clients of a hostel outreach program to assess outcomes and their relationship to program elements. Results at 18-month follow-up indicated that, despite chronic histories of transiency and shelter use, housing stability had been achieved, and that initial gains in social functioning and symptom reduction had been increased. Development of a strong working alliance proved a key program element in the findings.
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Research Unit, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Wellesley/St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goering
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wasylenki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lemire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rhodes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index