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The homeless and the mental health services: a Liverpool study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Ferran ,
B. O'Shea  and
I. A. Davidson
J. Ferran
Affiliation:
Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool L15 2HE
B. O'Shea
Affiliation:
Brighton General Hospital BN2 3EW
I. A. Davidson
Affiliation:
Royal Liverpool University Hospital L7 8XP
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It is well known that there is a high prevalence of psychiatric disorder among residents in hostels for the homeless (Timms & Fry, 1989), and staff in these hostels are looking after the mental health needs of these people sometimes with little help from the institutional services. Recent studies have emphasised the plight of schizophrenia sufferers (Marshall, 1993) while other subgroups of mentally disordered homeless people have received less attention.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 11 , November 1993 , pp. 649 - 651
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A full list of references is available on request to Dr Ferran.

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