title: Components associated with adequacy of help for consumers with severe mental disorders.
abstract: Needs assessment is key in mental health rehabilitation. Using a representative sample of consumers with severe mental disorders living in supervised housing in Montréal, Québec, the study describes consumer needs and variables associated with the adequacy of help provided. Descriptive, component, and regression analyses were performed. Four needs components, including 20 domains, were examined. Greater adequacy of help was found to be associated with five variables: "daytime social relations"; number of needs; number of unmet needs; gender; and help from services. Components associated with "daytime social relations" and "higher social needs" would be more effectively addressed by integrated healthcare providers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. flemar@douglas.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Marie-Josée
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: Myra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piat
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grenier
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bamvita
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lesage
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011792:Quebec; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult