Models of Housing in the Quebec Setting for Individuals With Mental Illness.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community". A person's mental health is shaped by various social, economic, physical, and environmental factors, at different stages of life. Risk factors are heavily associated with social inequalities in the domains of employment, housing, and education.

Profiles of Quality of Life in a Homeless Population.

Quality of life (QOL) is a key indicator in mental health planning, program evaluation, and evaluation of patient outcomes. Yet few studies have focused on QOL in homeless populations. More specifically, research has yet to identify profiles of homeless individuals based on their QOL using cluster analysis.

[Housing preferences of people with severe mental illness: a descriptive study].

This article presents the results of an exploratory study on housing preferences of 315 people with serious mental illness living in seven types of housing in Montreal. The overall portrait that emerged from the study revealed that 22,0 % of the participants prefer to live in their own apartment, 16,0 % in HLM or OSBL, 14,1 % in a supervised apartment, and 11,5 % in a foster home. In addition, 31,7 % prefer the type of housing they were living in at the time of the study.

Housing for persons with serious mental illness: consumer and service provider preferences.

Objective: This study evaluated the housing preferences of a representative sample of consumers with serious mental illness living in seven types of housing in Montreal, Quebec, and compared these with their case managers' housing preferences for them.

Methods: An inventory of all housing for this population was developed in consultation with administrators of three psychiatric hospitals and the regional health board. The inventory included seven categories: housing in a hospital setting, hostels, group homes, foster homes, supervised apartments, social housing (low-income housing or cooperative), and private rooming homes.

[Work as a social determinant of health for mental health services consumers.].

Deinstitutionalization policies of psychiatric services have led to a massive return of former psychiatric patients in society. In accordance with social determinants of health and well-being, the authors sustain that actions led outside the hospital environment are the most favorable to mental health services consumers. On the list of the social determinants, work must be placed on top and constitutes a major factor of social integration.

[Sexual and physical abuse in women with severe mental disorder: a literature review].

In order to better understand women who suffer from severe psychiatric disorders, this literature review of 18 studies examines their experiences of sexual and physical abuse. It is apparent that people with severe mental disorder and more specifically women, are vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse. Homeless women with severe mental disorders are particularly vulnerable.

[Attitudes and beliefs of citizens of Montreal towards psychiatric patients living in a society].

In the past 50 years, new health policies all over the world have led to the introduction of rehabilitation and deinstitutionalization programs to overcome the depersonalizing effects of asylums. As a result, large numbers of former psychiatric patients are now living and working in society. The public's attitudes and beliefs about these former patients play a central role in their harmonious integration into the community.