The health of homeless people in high-income countries: descriptive epidemiology, health consequences, and clinical and policy recommendations

S Fazel, JR Geddes, M Kushel - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Summary In the European Union, more than 400 000 individuals are homeless on any one
night and more than 600 000 are homeless in the USA. The causes of homelessness are an …

Adverse childhood experiences and related outcomes among adults experiencing homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Liu, L Luong, J Lachaud, H Edalati… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are strong risk factors for
homelessness and poor health and functioning. We aimed to evaluate the lifetime …

Disentangling the mental health impact of childhood abuse and neglect

CAM Cecil, E Viding, P Fearon, D Glaser… - Child abuse & neglect, 2017 - Elsevier
It is unclear whether maltreatment types exert common or specific effects on mental health.
In the current study, we aimed to systematically characterize the unique, shared and …

Enduring psychobiological effects of childhood adversity

U Ehlert - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2013 - Elsevier
This mini-review refers to recent findings on psychobiological long-term consequences of
childhood trauma and adverse living conditions. The continuum of trauma-provoked …

Prevalence of childhood abuse among people who are homeless in Western countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EC Sundin, T Baguley - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2015 - Springer
Purpose This article systematically reviews studies of prevalence of childhood experience of
physical and sexual abuse in adult people who are homeless in Western countries. Methods …

Resilience and adverse childhood experiences: Associations with poor mental health among homeless adults

M Liu, C Mejia-Lancheros, J Lachaud… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Adverse childhood experiences are known risk factors for a range of social,
economic, and health-related outcomes over the life course. Resilience is a known …

Mental health, substance abuse, and suicide among homeless adults

KH Lee, JS Jun, YJ Kim, S Roh, SS Moon… - Journal of evidence …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study explored the role of mental health and substance abuse problems on the suicidal
ideation and suicide attempts of 156 homeless adults. The logistic regression results …

“Like a lots happened with my whole childhood”: violence, trauma, and addiction in pregnant and postpartum women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

I Torchalla, IA Linden, V Strehlau, EK Neilson… - Harm reduction …, 2015 - Springer
Background Women living in poor and vulnerable neighbourhoods like Vancouver's
Downtown Eastside (DTES) face multiple burdens related to the social determinants of …

Childhood trauma is associated with early-onset but not late-onset suicidal behavior in late-life depression

YW Chang, M Buerke, H Galfalvy… - International …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Objectives: To examine the relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and early
and late-onset suicidal behavior among depressed older adults. Design: Cross-sectional …

Suicide and unintentional injury mortality among homeless people: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study

S Feodor Nilsson, CR Hjorthøj… - … European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background: Homeless people have elevated mortality, especially due to external causes.
We aimed to examine suicide and unintentional injury mortality levels and identify predictors …