[Leica] Mentally ill and homeless

[philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)]

Thanks Steve.

A remark :are they playing 'Drinking high-priced Scotch whisky, 
champagne or wine at home vs beer or gin on the streets?' :-[
We're all loonies then, or nearly.

Also, 'more likely than' doesn't mean more people than , or am I wrong?
I quote :


      Conclusions

Homeless people in Western countries are substantially more likely to 
have alcohol and drug dependence than the age-matched general population 
in those countries,
and the prevalences of psychotic illnesses and personality disorders are 
higher.
Models of psychiatric and social care that can best meet these mental 
health needs requires further investigation.'


So it is back to to square one; education. Education? education ...whose?

Amiti?s
Philippe



Steve Barbour wrote:

>
> On Apr 8, 2009, at 8:03 AM, Philippe AMARD wrote:
>
>> A serious question;  Do you in the US have statistics on the numbers  
>> and composition of the homeless population, their past, their socio- 
>> economic background, education level, addictions, etc?
>> I would really be interested to see them for research work.
>> Any pointer?
>
>
> often said that most of western homeless people have some mental/ 
> substance disorders...it's hard to find consistent and reliable data  
> on this...
>
>  here is some data,
>
>
> http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050225
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>>
>> Thanks in anticipation.
>> Phili^^e
>>
>>
>> Philip Leeson wrote:
>>
>>> The majority of homeless folks are the formerly institutionalized   
>>> schizophrenics, as noted earlier.
>>>
>>
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