Homelessness and incarceration among psychiatric patients in Brazil

Abstract Psychiatric patients are at increased risk of adverse life events, such as being incarcerated and homelessness in their life course. Using data from a cross-sectional multicenter study of 2,475 patients selected from 26 mental health services in Brazil, we examined the association of sociod...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Souto Melo, Eduardo de Paula Lima, Fabiana Cristina Ribeiro de Barros, Lidyane do Valle Camelo, Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232018001103719&lng=en&tlng=en