Mental health disorders among homeless, substance-dependent men who have sex with men.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and aims

Homelessness is associated with increased prevalence of mental health disorders, substance use disorders and mental health/substance use disorder comorbidity in the United States of America. Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) living in the United States are at increased risk for homelessness, and have also evidenced elevated mental health and substance use disorder prevalence relative to their non-MSM male counterparts.

Design and methods

Secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial estimating the diagnostic prevalence of substance use/mental health disorder comorbidity among a sample of homeless, substance-dependent MSM (DSM-IV verified; n = 131).

Results

The most prevalent substance use/mental health disord

SUBMITTER: Fletcher JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5303689 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature