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Housing First Improves Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication Among Formerly Homeless Adults With Schizophrenia: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s): Stefanie N. Rezansoff, Akm Moniruzzaman, Seena Fazel, Lawrence McCandless, Ric Procyshyn, Julian M. Somers
Publication Date: 2016
Adherence to antipsychotic medication is a significant challenge among homeless patients. No experimental trials have investigated the impact of Housing First on adherence among patients with schizophrenia. We investigated whether Housing First in congregate and scattered-site configurations resulted in superior adherence compared to usual care. Adult participants (n = 165) met criteria for homelessness, schizophrenia, and initiation of antipsych...
Prevalence of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis C Virus, and HIV in Homeless People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s): Ulla Beijer, Achim Wolf, Seena Fazel
Publication Date: 2012
100 million people worldwide are homeless; rates of mortality and morbidity are high in this population. The contribution of infectious diseases to these adverse outcomes is uncertain. Accurate estimates of prevalence data are important for public policy and planning and development of clinical services tailored to homeless people. We aimed to establish the prevalence of tuberculosis, hepatitis C virus, and HIV in homeless people (Authors).
Extreme health inequalities: mortality in homeless people
Author(s): John R. Geddes, Seena Fazel
Publication Date: 2011
Over 1·5 million people, or one in 200 US citizens, were reported to have used homeless shelters or transitional housing over 12 months between 2008 and 2009. 1 Half a million did so as part of a family, numbers that have increased since 2007. In Europe, although rates are lower, absolute numbers are high and have increased over the past few years. In the UK, for example, the number of rough sleepers seen by outreach workers increased 20...