Title
Profiles of Clinical Need Among Homeless Individuals with Dual Diagnoses
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry; Implementation Science and Practice Advances Research Center
Publication Date
2019-06-24
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Community Health | Mental and Social Health | Mental Disorders | Military and Veterans Studies | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology | Substance Abuse and Addiction | Women's Health
Abstract
This study explored patterns of clinical need among homeless individuals with dual diagnoses, and explored whether certain profiles are characteristic of different demographic groups. Data were drawn from two larger studies conducted with dually diagnosed, homeless individuals (n = 373). Hierarchical cluster analysis identified four subgroups: (1) Clinically least severe, characterized by less frequent psychological symptoms and no history of physical or sexual abuse; (2) Moderate clinical needs, including shorter history of substance use and less frequent psychological symptoms, but symptoms consistent with severe mental illness; (3) Clinically severe, with frequent anxiety, depression, past and recent physical or sexual abuse, and long history of substance use; (4) Least frequent psychological symptoms, but frequent history of physical or sexual abuse and long history of drug use. Women veterans were mostly likely to be classified in cluster 3, and male civilians in cluster 2. Subgroups of homeless individuals with dual diagnoses demonstrated different clusters of clinical needs, having implications for service delivery to the population.
Keywords
Cluster analysis, Homeless, Substance use, Veterans, Women
DOI of Published Version
10.1007/s10597-019-00432-6
Source
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Jun 24. doi: 10.1007/s10597-019-00432-6. [Epub ahead of print]. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Community mental health journal
Related Resources
PubMed ID
31236735
Repository Citation
Holzhauer CG, Byrne T, Simmons MM, Smelson DA, Epstein EE. (2019). Profiles of Clinical Need Among Homeless Individuals with Dual Diagnoses. Psychiatry Publications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00432-6. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/844