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History of co-occurring disorders and current mental health status among homeless veterans

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, June 2018
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Title
History of co-occurring disorders and current mental health status among homeless veterans
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BMC Public Health, June 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5700-6
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Kele Ding, Matthew Slate, Jingzhen Yang

Abstract

Homeless veterans are at high risk for co-occurring disorders (COD), defined as mental illnesses that include at least one alcohol or other drug use disorder and at least one non-drug related mental disorder. However, epidemiological studies examining the prevalence of COD and associated mental health status in this population are limited. The objectives of the study were: (1) to describe a history of diagnosed mental disorders among homeless veterans admitted to a transitional housing program, and (2) to examine the associations of the prior diagnosed COD and other mental disorders with current mental health status. Study participants were male homeless veterans admitted to a transitional housing program from July 2015 to September 2017 in a large municipal area in Northeast Ohio, the United States. Cross-sectional, self-reported data from the admission assessment were included and analyzed. History of mental disorder diagnoses were aggregated into five categories for the purpose of this study: no mental disorders, only alcohol or other drug use disorder(s), one non-drug related mental disorder, two or more non-drug related mental disorders, and COD. Current mental status were measured as empowerment, mental component summary score (MCS) and physical component summary score (PCS) of health related quality of life (VR-12), and perceived overall well-being. Sample distribution of the five categories and their associations with current mental status were examined using Generalized Linear Model test. Of all participants, 76.7% had at least one prior diagnosed mental disorder, including 47.4% with any drug-related disorders. Over one-third (37.2%) reported having COD. Compared to those with no mental disorder history, those with COD scored significantly lower on MCS and empowerment scores; those with any prior diagnosed non-drug related mental disorders also scored significantly lower on MCS. No significant differences, however, were found in current mental health status between those with COD and those with mental disorders but not COD. COD prevalence among homeless veterans was within the parameter of other literature reports. Veterans with COD compared to veterans with no history of mental disorders tended to have lower MCS and empowerment scores. Veterans with COD had the same mental health status as those with other mental disorders.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 12 20%
Researcher 6 10%
Student > Bachelor 5 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 5%
Other 8 13%
Unknown 23 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 12 20%
Psychology 9 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 8%
Social Sciences 5 8%
Computer Science 2 3%
Other 2 3%
Unknown 26 43%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 March 2021.
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#2,855,554
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#3,272
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#58,296
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#90
of 308 outputs
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