The Prevalence of Mental Disorders among the Homeless in Western Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis

Fazel, Seena; Khosla, Vivek; Doll, Helen; Geddes, John

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050225

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The Prevalence of Mental Disorders among the Homeless in Western Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis

Published in PLoS Medicine • Nov 26, 2008

Authors:

Seena Fazel

Vivek Khosla

Helen Doll

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are well over a million homeless people in Western Europe and North America, but reliable estimates of the prevalence of major mental disorders among this population are lacking. We undertook a systematic review of surveys of such disorders in homeless people. METHODS AND FINDINGS:...

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Mental health

Psychiatry

Medicine

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