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Healthcare barriers among severely mentally ill homeless adults: evidence from the five-site health and risk study.

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Kim, MM; Swanson, JW; Swartz, MS; Bradford, DW; Mustillo, SA; Elbogen, EB
Published in: Adm Policy Ment Health
July 2007

UNLABELLED: Few studies have examined barriers to physical and mental healthcare among homeless mentally adults. METHODS: This study examined physical and mental healthcare barriers reported by 154 recently homeless mentally ill persons. RESULTS: Practical concerns (e.g. transportation and cost) were key components of barriers to accessing general medical care among uninsured men with poorer overall mental health, PTSD, and STD infections. Perceived stigma was an important component of mental healthcare barriers reported most frequently by those with greater psychiatric symptoms. CONCLUSION: Focusing on individual characteristics underlying barriers to healthcare may lead to better interventions for improving access to needed care.

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Adm Policy Ment Health

DOI

ISSN

0894-587X

Publication Date

July 2007

Volume

34

Issue

4

Start / End Page

363 / 375

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Humans
  • Health Services Accessibility
 

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Kim, M. M., Swanson, J. W., Swartz, M. S., Bradford, D. W., Mustillo, S. A., & Elbogen, E. B. (2007). Healthcare barriers among severely mentally ill homeless adults: evidence from the five-site health and risk study. Adm Policy Ment Health, 34(4), 363–375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-007-0115-1
Kim, Mimi M., Jeffrey W. Swanson, Marvin S. Swartz, Daniel W. Bradford, Sarah A. Mustillo, and Eric B. Elbogen. “Healthcare barriers among severely mentally ill homeless adults: evidence from the five-site health and risk study.Adm Policy Ment Health 34, no. 4 (July 2007): 363–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-007-0115-1.
Kim MM, Swanson JW, Swartz MS, Bradford DW, Mustillo SA, Elbogen EB. Healthcare barriers among severely mentally ill homeless adults: evidence from the five-site health and risk study. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2007 Jul;34(4):363–75.
Kim, Mimi M., et al. “Healthcare barriers among severely mentally ill homeless adults: evidence from the five-site health and risk study.Adm Policy Ment Health, vol. 34, no. 4, July 2007, pp. 363–75. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10488-007-0115-1.
Kim MM, Swanson JW, Swartz MS, Bradford DW, Mustillo SA, Elbogen EB. Healthcare barriers among severely mentally ill homeless adults: evidence from the five-site health and risk study. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2007 Jul;34(4):363–375.
Journal cover image

Published In

Adm Policy Ment Health

DOI

ISSN

0894-587X

Publication Date

July 2007

Volume

34

Issue

4

Start / End Page

363 / 375

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Humans
  • Health Services Accessibility