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- Title
LES PRÉFÉRENCES DE LOGEMENT CHEZ LES PERSONNES ATTEINTES DE SCHIZOPHRÉNIE.
- Authors
Roos, Katarina; Gillain, Benoît; Van Tichelen, Benoît; Coussement, Juliette; Francart, Virginie; Hussin, Isabelle
- Abstract
THIS ARTICLE PUTS FORWARD THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY CARRIED OUT WITH SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS TREATED AT THE CENTRE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN OTTIGNIES. IN A SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW, 16 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THEIR CURRENT HOUSING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS FOR THEIR IDEA OF THE IDEAL ACCOMMODATION. IT TURNS OUT THAT THEIR PREFERENCE GOES TO A PRIVATE, LONG LASTING, FINANCIALLY AFFORDABLE TYPE OF HOUSING, SO AS TO ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY OF A SOCIAL INTEGRATION. THE RESULTS ARE IN LINE WITH THE EXISTING LITERATURE AND SHOW THAT THE MOST DESIRABLE OPTION FOR THESE PERSONS IS TO LIVE IN A PRIVATE HOUSING ACCOMODATION. BETWEEN THE USUAL REAL ESTATE MARKET (WITH UNAFFORDABLE RENTS) AND THE NETWORK OF CARES+ACCOMMODATION INSTITUTIONS LIES ROOM FOR ANOTHER OPTION THAT SHOULD BE FAVOURED. THAT IS THE SOCIAL HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, DESIGNED TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF THE MENTALLY ILL AND THAT WOULD COME MORE UNDER THE SOCIAL FIELD THAN THE SANITARY SERVICES, THUS STIMULATING A PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR OF RESIDENTS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDERS.
- Subjects
PEOPLE with schizophrenia; SOCIAL integration; MENTAL illness; RESIDENTIAL preferences; HOUSING for people with disabilities
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Belgica, 2012, Vol 112, Issue 2, p51
- ISSN
0300-8967
- Publication type
Article