Nordentoft M, Knudsen H C, Schulsinger F
Department of Psychiatry, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1992 May;85(5):385-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1992.tb10324.x.
A study of the extent of homelessness among 1581 psychiatric patients in Copenhagen found that 342 patients (22%) in contact with the psychiatric services had serious housing problems. A total of 112 (7%) were long-stay patients without a home address, 134 (8%) were in an unstable housing situation and 96 (6%) were actually homeless. The homeless among the psychiatric patients were characteristically single, on disability pension or general public assistance, most often under 45 years of age, often schizophrenic and, among the men, almost one third were alcohol abusers. The majority of the homeless preferred separate apartments, and the psychiatrists also considered this form of housing to be the most appropriate for them. Approximately one fifth were estimated to need staff-supported housing, and the number of places in psychiatric group homes or halfway houses should therefore be increased.
一项针对哥本哈根1581名精神病患者无家可归程度的研究发现，在与精神科服务机构有接触的342名患者（22%）中存在严重的住房问题。其中共有112名（7%）长期住院患者没有家庭住址，134名（8%）处于不稳定的住房状况，96名（6%）实际上无家可归。精神病患者中的无家可归者具有典型特征，他们单身，领取残疾抚恤金或公共援助，大多数年龄在45岁以下，常患有精神分裂症，在男性中，近三分之一是酗酒者。大多数无家可归者更喜欢独立公寓，精神科医生也认为这种住房形式最适合他们。据估计，约五分之一的人需要有工作人员支持的住房，因此应增加精神病患者集体之家或过渡性住房的床位数量。
