Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Suicide Among Homeless Adults

This study explored the role of mental health and substance abuse problems on the suicidal ideation and suicide attempts of 156 homeless adults. The logistic regression results indicated that homeless adults with anxiety were significantly more likely than those without anxiety to have both suicidal...

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Published inJournal of evidence-informed social work Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 229 - 242
Main Authors Lee, Kyoung Hag, Jun, Jung Sim, Kim, Yi Jin, Roh, Soonhee, Moon, Sung Seek, Bukonda, Ngoyi, Hines, Lisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 01.07.2017
Subjects
Adult
Aged
alcohol abuse
Alcoholism - epidemiology
anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Depression - epidemiology
drug abuse
Female
homeless
Homeless Persons - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Suicidal Ideation
suicide
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
homeless
anxiety
Depression
drug abuse
alcohol abuse
suicide
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Summary:This study explored the role of mental health and substance abuse problems on the suicidal ideation and suicide attempts of 156 homeless adults. The logistic regression results indicated that homeless adults with anxiety were significantly more likely than those without anxiety to have both suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Also, homeless adults with drug abuse were significantly more likely than those without drug abuse to have suicidal ideation. The study suggests that to reduce the suicide of the homeless, case managers need to screen mental health and substance abuse issues and to provide appropriate treatment services at homeless shelters.
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ISSN:2376-1407
2376-1415
DOI:10.1080/23761407.2017.1316221