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Effectiveness of psychosocial intervention and functionality among homeless persons with mental illness

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  • K Janaki Raman
  • D Muralidhar
  • E Aravind Raj
  • G Venkatasubramanian

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Background: Homelessness is a deeply ingrained aspect of our culture. It has a detrimental influence on people of all ages’ physical and mental well-being, child development, academic success and the establishment and upkeep of families. Homelessness and mental illness have a reciprocal relationship that makes them two interrelated social issues that affect people’s ability to function and communities all over the world. Methods: The study followed a Quasi-experimental research design – Pre and Post without control group, conducted in an urban rehabilitation center. A basic random sampling technique was used to select a sample of the respondents. All eligible participants who gave their consent were given the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and a semi-structured interview schedule. Statistics procedures used frequency distribution and inferential statistics such as t -tests, chi-square and correlation. Results: The results of the study show that the majority of the respondents (60.00%) were in the age group 20 to 40 years, 73.3% were male, 50% were married, 62.7% had no children and their educational status shows that the majority of them (63.3%) were literate 56.7% were unemployed prior to institutionalisation. The mean percentage of disability of the respondents followed by the intervention (30.9 ± 16.4) was found to be significantly lesser than ( t  = 11.6, df  = 29, p  

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  • K Janaki Raman & D Muralidhar & E Aravind Raj & G Venkatasubramanian, 2025. "Effectiveness of psychosocial intervention and functionality among homeless persons with mental illness," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 71(4), pages 794-799, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:71:y:2025:i:4:p:794-799
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640241306073
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