Seyed-Nasrollah Hosseini-Navid, Melody Bral, John S Nuhn, Robert T Rubin
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Bridging the Gap: Implementing Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry for Mental Illness in Unhoused Populations.
Background and objectives: California has one of the largest unhoused populations in the United States, a crisis compounded by the prevalence of untreated mental illness among those living on the streets. In this Perspective, we elucidate the critical importance of addressing mental illness within California's and other states' unhoused populations, who often are overlooked and not connected to psychiatric services.
Methods and results: We propose the consultation-liaison (C/L) psychiatrist as a bridge between community outreach teams and psychiatric services, in addition to their traditional roles in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry. Drawing upon clinical experience, literature review, and community insights, we underscore the urgent need for comprehensive mental health interventions to mitigate the profound impact of psychiatric disorders on unhoused individuals and consider the C/L psychiatrist to be particularly skilled in this endeavor.
Discussion: We highlight the safety concerns, improved quality of life, and other benefits of timely recognition and treatment of mental illness in unhoused populations.
期刊介绍:
Family & Community Health is a practical quarterly which presents creative, multidisciplinary perspectives and approaches for effective public and community health programs. Each issue focuses on a single timely topic and addresses issues of concern to a wide variety of population groups with diverse ethnic backgrounds, including children and the elderly, men and women, and rural and urban communities.