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- Title
Brain Injury in Persons With Serious Mental Illness Who Have a History of Chronic Homelessness: Could This Impact How Services Are Delivered?
- Authors
Gargaro, Judith; Gerber, Gary J.; Nir, Pamela
- Abstract
Clinicians completed interviews using the Ohio State University Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method (TBI-ID) and sections of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI-Lite) with clients who were homeless and receiving community mental health services. Fifty-six percent of clients screened positive for TBI. Clients with a history of TBI were more likely to be using multiple substances, and were more likely to have, and be bothered by, family and emotional problems than clients without TBI. Homeless clients receiving mental health services may have undiagnosed TBI that could affect their ability to benefit from treatment. Such clients may require services that compensate for their cognitive deficits.
- Subjects
BRAIN injury diagnosis; HOMELESSNESS; INTERVIEWING; MEDICAL care; MENTAL illness; SUBSTANCE abuse; SEVERITY of illness index
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 2016, Vol 35, Issue 2, p69
- ISSN
0713-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7870/cjcmh-2016-034