title: [Housing Interventions in Severe Mental Illness - International Evidence from RCTs].
abstract: ObjectiveHousing is important among psychosocial interventions for people with severe mental disorders. What do we know about the effectiveness of housing interventions?MethodsSystematic literature search for RCTs.ResultsFew RCTs, almost exclusively with homeless individuals were conducted. Housing stability is one of the most direct indicators of the effectiveness of housing interventions among homeless people. There are weaker or inhomogeneous findings in other outcome areas. There are no clear results yet regarding the effectiveness of different housing interventions compared with each other.ConclusionsThe variability in routine interventions complicates their comparison. Future studies should address the housing needs of people who are at risk of getting homeless and of people living in inadequate housing. Methodological challenges are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP), Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Uta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gühne
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP), Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel/Schweiz.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinmann
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie II der Universität Ulm, Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP), Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Steffi G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Riedel-Heller
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005858:Germany; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic