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Author(s): Catherine Chambers, Shirley Chiu, Allison N. Scott, George S. Tolomiczenko, Donald A. Redelmeier, Wendy Levinson, Stephen W. Hwang
Publication Date: 2014
The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mental health problems among a representative sample of homeless women with and without dependent children and determine if the effects of risk factors for mental health are modified by the presence of dependent children. Homeless women (n = 522) were recruited in 2004–2005 from shelters and meal programs in Toronto, Canada. Linear and logistic regression was performed to identify factor...
Author(s): L. J. Seidman, R. K. Schutt, B. Caplan, G. S. Tolomiczenko, W. M. Turner, S. M. Goldfinger, Larry J. Seidman, Russell K. Schutt, Brina Caplan, George S. Tolomiczenko, Winston M. Turner, Stephen M. Goldfinger
Publication Date: 2003
The authors tested the hypotheses that neuropsychological functioning would improve after homeless persons with severe and persistent mental illness were provided with housing and that executive functioning would improve more among those placed in group homes than among those placed in independent apartments. A total of 114 persons with serious and persistent mental illness who were stable residents of homeless shelters completed neuropsychologic...