Childhood Abuse, Head Injuries ad Use of Medical Emergency Services in People With Severe Mental Illness

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Schneeberger ◽  
Kristina Muenzenmaier
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Emergency Services

Childhood Abuse, Head Injuries, and Use of Medical Emergency Services in People with Severe Mental Illness

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 570-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres R. Schneeberger ◽  
Kristina H. Muenzenmaier ◽  
Joseph Battaglia ◽  
Dorothy Castille ◽  
Bruce G. Link
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Emergency Services

Childhood Abuse as a Precursor to Homelessness for Homeless Women With Severe Mental Illness

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Davies-Netzley ◽  
Michael S. Hurlburt ◽  
Richard L. Hough
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Homeless Women ◽  
Physical And Sexual Abuse

Previous studies of childhood abuse levels among homeless women have typically focused either on single homeless women or female heads of families; almost none have focused specifically on homeless women with severe mental illness. This study explores rates of childhood physical and sexual abuse among 120 homeless women with severe mental illness. Correlates of experiencing childhood abuse are considered, including mental health outcomes and when women first become homeless. The prevalence of childhood abuse in this sample of women was substantially higher than among homeless women in general. The experience of childhood abuse was related to increased suicidality, and resulted in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder for some women. Women who had suffered abuse were also much more likely to become homeless during childhood and it is suggested that this is an important precursor to homelessness for many homeless women with chronic and severe mental illness.

scholarly journals Self-harm following release from incarceration: Patterns and measurement issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Borschmann ◽  
Jesse Young ◽  
Stuart Kinner ◽  
Matthew Spittal
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Measurement Issues ◽  
Lifetime History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Medical Emergency Services ◽  
Release From Prison

IntroductionDespite an elevated prevalence of self-harm in the incarcerated adult population, little is known about patterns of self-harm following release from prison. Objectives and ApproachBaseline self-report interviews with 1315 adults immediately prior to release from prison in Queensland, Australia, combined with interrogation of linked health data from >3750 post-release emergency department presentations, >2000 ambulance attendances, and corrections data during periods of re-incarceration. ResultsApproximately 5% of all contacts with medical emergency services following release from prison resulted from self-harm. These were associated with being Indigenous, having a lifetime history of a mental disorder and having been identified by prison staff as being at risk of self-harm. Agreement between self-reported self-harm and medically-verified episodes of self-harm was poor. Conclusion/ImplicationsEmergency services contacts resulting from self-harm following release from prison are common and represent an opportunity for tertiary intervention for self-harm. Our findings suggest that a self-reported history of self-harm should not be considered a reliable indicator of prior self-harm, or of future self-harm risk, in incarcerated adults.

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