Geographic access to and availability of community resources for persons diagnosed with severe mental illness in Philadelphia, USA.
This study assesses whether there are differences in geographic access to and availability of a range of different amenities for a large group of persons diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI) in Philadelphia (USA) when compared to a more general set of residential addresses. The 15,246 persons who comprised the study group had better outcomes than an equal number of geographical points representative of the general Philadelphia population on measures of geographic proximity and availability for resources considered important by people diagnosed with SMI. These findings provide support for the presence of geographic prerequisites for attaining meaningful levels of community integration.
Department of Health Policy & Public Health, University of the Sciences. 600S. 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495, USA. s.metraux@usp.edu
Stephen
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Metraux
Eugene
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Brusilovskiy
Janet A
JA
Prvu-Bettger
Yin-Ling
YL
Irene Wong
Mark S
MS
Salzer
D000328:Adult; D019058:Community Networks / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008875:Middle Aged; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index