Most people experiencing homelessness have mental health disorders

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In a meta-analysis and systematic review, Canadian researchers say that most of the people experiencing homelessness have mental health disorders, with higher prevalences than those observed in the general community. The researchers say that not only was the prevalence of current and lifetime mental health disorders among people experiencing homelessness high, but males had a significantly higher chance of mental health disorders over their lives, compared to females.

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Organisation/s: University of Calgary, Canada

Funder: This project was supported by the Precision Care With Information, Science and Experience–Mental Health (PRECISE-MH) grant funded by the Calgary Health Foundation. Dr Barry is supported by the Harley Hotchkiss SamuelWeiss Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary. Dr. Patten holds the Cuthbertson & Fischer Chair in Pediatric Mental Health at the University of Calgary. Dr. Bahji is supported by research grants and doctoral funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Alberta Innovates, and the Leroy H. Le Riche Endowment from the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary.

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