Rosenheck R, Gallup P
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1991 Dec;179(12):750-4. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199112000-00007.
Descriptive data derived from initial assessment interviews and from standardized 3-month progress reports are presented on 1684 homeless, chronically mentally ill veterans who were contacted at nine sites in a national Department of Veterans Affairs outreach program. Levels of involvement in the program were modest, with only 16% of those screened having over 10 clinical contacts and 24% still involved after 3 months. Demographic and clinical characteristics were weakly associated with continued involvement, but those admitted to residential treatment were 5.4 times more likely to be involved in the program than those not admitted. Admission to residential treatment appears to be the strongest determinant of clinical engagement of the homeless mentally ill.
来自初始评估访谈以及标准化的3个月进展报告的描述性数据，呈现了1684名无家可归、患有慢性精神疾病的退伍军人的情况，这些退伍军人是在退伍军人事务部全国外展项目的九个地点被联系到的。该项目的参与程度适中，接受筛查的人中只有16%有超过10次临床接触，3个月后仍有24%的人参与。人口统计学和临床特征与持续参与的关联较弱，但入住住院治疗的人参与该项目的可能性是未入住者的5.4倍。入住住院治疗似乎是无家可归的精神病患者临床参与度的最强决定因素。
