title: Are Australian men with psychosis spending more time homeless?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to determine if homeless men with psychosis using emergency accommodation services are spending more time homeless.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 12-month accommodation history was collected from all men with psychosis referred to mental health services using two emergency accommodation services in inner Melbourne over a 5-year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 241 men referred with psychosis, 200 (81%) were able to provide a full accommodation history. In 2001 the mean total days spent in crisis accommodation was 27.0 days and in 2005 the mean number of days was 60.9. Over the 5 years, increasing time was spent homeless in the 12 months prior to assessment, most commonly in emergency accommodations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Australian men with psychosis using emergency accommodation are spending an increasing amount of time homeless.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia. Alexander.Holmes@mh.org.au
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bluhm
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Markulev
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Innis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data