Individual characteristics of the literally homeless, marginally housed, and impoverished in a US substance abuse treatment-seeking sample

Abstract

Practitioners should continue to intervene with the homeless and consider working with the marginally housed's social support systems. Future research should examine the marginally housed as an at-risk group for homelessness.

Neurocognitive profiles of marginally housed persons with comorbid substance dependence, viral infection, and psychiatric illness

“…First, two different hierarchical cluster analyses (Ward's method, average linkage method) were employed to determine the number of clusters present in the sample. The squared Euclidean distance coefficient was selected as the similarity measure because it addressed both profile shape and elevation when assigning cluster membership (Everett, Landau, Leese, & Stahl, 2011). The final number of clusters was determined by visually inspecting the dendrogram for natural breaks in the merging of clustersa widely accepted method (Clatworthy, Buick, Hankins, Weinman, & Horne, 2005;Lange et al, 2002).…”

Sexual Networks and Housing Stability

“…Some researchers have defined it as "literally homeless" (i.e., living on the street or outdoors) while others have focused on living in temporary housing situations such as a shelter or moving residences frequently. 6,7,9,11 Unstable housing is related to a range of health problems including substance use, poor mental health, and HIV. 6,17,24 Housing instability has also been linked to the increase of HIV-risk behaviors 8 and decreased medication adherence.…”

A Comparison of Substance Abuse Severity among Homeless and Non-Homeless Adults

“…Based on these concerns, the researchers suggested 3% of the population had co-occurring A COMPARISON OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE SEVERITY disorders, and 72% are not receiving any type of mental health or substance abuse care (Watkins et al). Eyrich-Garg et al (2008) explored the relationships of support networks to the duration of being homeless. The purpose of the study was to look at social support and the reliability of supports with the duration of homelessness.…”

“…Third, this study provided a practical understanding of the mental health and substance abuse in the Lakeland Community. Eyrich, Cacciola, Carise, Lynch, and McLellan (2008) conducted a study to analyze the relationship between income and the amount of money spent on drugs as well as the relationship between homelessness, substance abuse, and psychosocial problems. The sample of 5,629 individuals was divided into four groups: completely homeless (n = 654), marginally housed (n = 1138), housed but poor (n = 3119), and housed but not poor (n = 718).…”