Homeless women in London: the hostel perspective.
This is a service-related study of the prevalence of mental illness in 43 women referred to a visiting psychiatrist at a hostel for single homeless women in south-east London. Over 80% of those referred were mentally ill, and 21% of the total were diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia. Despite the dedication and versatility of the care staff, the hostel was ill-equipped to meet the needs of the chronic mentally ill. The adequacy of community care provision is further brought into doubt.
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Fromeside Clinic, Bristol.
D000328:Adult; D002608:Charities; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors