Most people experiencing homelessness have mental health disorders
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Meta-analysis: This type of study involves using statistics to combine the data from multiple previous studies to give an overall result. The reliability of a meta-analysis depends on both the quality and similarity of the individual studies being grouped together.
Systematic review: This type of study is a structured approach to reviewing all the evidence to answer a specific question. It can include a meta-analysis which is a statistical method of combining the data from multiple studies to get an overall result.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
Meta-analysis: This type of study involves using statistics to combine the data from multiple previous studies to give an overall result. The reliability of a meta-analysis depends on both the quality and similarity of the individual studies being grouped together.
Systematic review: This type of study is a structured approach to reviewing all the evidence to answer a specific question. It can include a meta-analysis which is a statistical method of combining the data from multiple studies to get an overall result.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
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.
Journal/conference: JAMA Psychiatry
Link to research (DOI): 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0426
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.
From: JAMA
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