Victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder in homeless women with mental illness are associated with depression, suicide, and quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the following: 1) the proportion of women in the homeless population with schizophrenia (SZ) or bipolar disorder (BD), in addition to the trajectory of their homelessness (ie, homelessness history, number of nights spent without home during the 180 past nights) and the characteristics of their illnesses compared to men (ie, illness severity, suicide risk, physical health status, and quality of life [QoL]); 2) whether these women were victimized more frequently than similarly situated men; 3) the impact of victimization on these women in terms of illness severity, suicide risk, physical health status, and QoL; and lastly 4) the differences and overlap of homeless women with SZ and BD.

Methods

This study employed data at baseline from a

SUBMITTER: Tinland A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6129029 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature