13. Deinstitutionalization, Homelessness Among Seriously Mentally Ill, Prevalence Of Psychiatric Illness Among Homeless
14. Substance Use Disorders
15. Trauma
16. Nonadherence to treatment
17. Suicide Prevention
18. Cognitive impairment/TBI
19. Management of the chronic mentally ill and chronically suicidal patient who is in and out of the ER and inpatient all the time
Part V: Medical Issues
20. Diabetes, hypertension, HIV and other STDs, cellulitis, abscesses, arthritis
21. Infestations: bed bugs, lice, ant and mosquito bites and associated cellulitis
22. Managing these issues
23. A focus on toenails
Part VI: Special Populations
24. Veterans
25. Women
26. Children
27. LGBTQ
Older Homeless (50-65, 65 to 85 Years)
Elspeth Cameron Ritchie
Chair
Department of Psychiatry
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Vice Chair
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Maria D. Llorente MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Deputy to the Assistant Undersecretary for Health, Patient Care Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave NW
Washington DC 20024
This volume highlights the socioeconomic concerns related to medical care for homeless patients and places them at the interface of common psychiatric and medical problems clinicians encounter. Written by experts in psychiatry and other medical specialties, this volume is a concise, yet comprehensive overview of the homeless crisis, its costs, and ultimately, best practices for improved outcomes. The text begins by examining the scope and epidemiology of the problem and discusses its costs. It then examines the best practices for both physical and psychiatric care before concluding with a section on working with special populations that have unique concerns across the country including LGBTQ, women, children, veterans, and aging adults. As the first medical book on homelessness, it is designed to cover a broad range of concerns in a concise, practical fashion for all clinicians working with homeless patients.
Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient is written by and for psychiatrists, general internists, geriatricians, pediatricians, addiction medicine physicians, VA physicians, and all others who may encounter this crisis in their work.