A 20-Year Longitudinal Study of Homelessness Among 333 Psychiatric Patients in Portugal: From Initial Episodes to Chronic Trajectories
Joana Henriques-Calado, Nathalia Garcia, João Gama-Marques · 2026
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Henriques-Calado and colleagues report a 2026 study that followed 333 psychiatric patients in Portugal who experienced homelessness, over twenty years. The team split patients into four groups by how long homelessness lasted, from under one year to over fifteen years, and compared diagnoses, hospital use, and survival.
About three in ten patients died during follow-up. The early-stage and prolonged groups fared worst, with deaths near half, tied to alcohol disorders and organic psychosis. The persistent group, homeless longest, had the longest psychiatric follow-up and lower late mortality, a survivor effect the authors note after eighteen years. Patients with alcohol misuse, anxiety, or personality disorders, and younger patients, had the fewest hospital stays. Risk by stage could help services target the middle years, where death risk peaks.
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| CREATOR | Joana Henriques-Calado, Nathalia Garcia, João Gama-Marques |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |