This independent research undertaken by ComRes, on behalf of Shelter, carried out interviews with 20 GP’s and a survey of over 3,000 adults in England to explore the relationship between housing and mental health. The results found that one in five adults in the sample had suffered mental health issues in the last five years due to housing problems. One in 20 of the adults surveyed had also visited a GP due to a housing issue having a negative impact upon their mental health. GPs interviewed also spontaneously identified housing issues when discussing factors involved in their patients’ mental health. GPs also identified a knowledge of where to signpost and refer patients, where mental health was linked to problems with housing. Direct quotations from the GP interviews are included. The results show how housing problems, such as housing affordability, are affecting the mental health of individuals and also resulting in additional costs to the health sector which is already under pressure.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This independent research undertaken by ComRes, on behalf of Shelter, carried out interviews with 20 GP’s and a survey of over 3,000 adults in England to explore the relationship between housing and mental health. The results found that one in five adults in the sample had suffered mental health issues in the last five years due to housing problems. One in 20 of the adults surveyed had also visited a GP due to a housing issue having a negative impact upon their mental health. GPs interviewed also spontaneously identified housing issues when discussing factors involved in their patients’ mental health. GPs also identified a knowledge of where to signpost and refer patients, where mental health was linked to problems with housing. Direct quotations from the GP interviews are included. The results show how housing problems, such as housing affordability, are affecting the mental health of individuals and also resulting in additional costs to the health sector which is already under pressure.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
housing, mental health problems, housing conditions, general practitioners, depression, anxiety;
Practical text providing comprehensive information and advice on: the different forms of mental health problems and their treatments; GPs, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals and what help they can offer; care and support in the community; hospital care; what to do in a crisis; help and support for carers; help for particular ethnic and minority groups; rights; housing; social security benefits; employment and training; education; and leisure.
Practical text providing comprehensive information and advice on: the different forms of mental health problems and their treatments; GPs, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals and what help they can offer; care and support in the community; hospital care; what to do in a crisis; help and support for carers; help for particular ethnic and minority groups; rights; housing; social security benefits; employment and training; education; and leisure.
Subject terms:
housing, mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, psychiatry, psychology, rights, treatment, therapy and treatment, carers, black and minority ethnic people, education, general practitioners;
City and Hackney Community Health Council. Hackney Mental Distress in Old Age Gr
Publication year:
1985
Pagination:
92p., list of orgs.,bibliog.
Place of publication:
London
A report based on the issues raised on a course run jointly by Hackney Workers' Education Association and Hackney Association for Mental Health (CHAMH) in 1983. Discusses the provision of services to the elderly in mental distress including home care and residential care. Also looks at the causes of mental distress in older people such as depression, dementia and those living alone.
A report based on the issues raised on a course run jointly by Hackney Workers' Education Association and Hackney Association for Mental Health (CHAMH) in 1983. Discusses the provision of services to the elderly in mental distress including home care and residential care. Also looks at the causes of mental distress in older people such as depression, dementia and those living alone.
Subject terms:
home care, incontinence, hospitals, housing, social isolation, meal services, mental health problems, older people, social services, social care provision, transport, community nurses, dementia, depression, families, general practitioners;
Practical text focusing on everyday situations that GPs have identified as being particularly problematic when dealing with older patients. Follows a problem based approach with special emphasis on the needs of older people living at home. Includes chapters on: loneliness; elder abuse; some legal aspects of mental incapacity; what an old age psychiatrist does; rehabilitation and older people; aids to compliance with medication; public transport; money problems and financial help; care homes; housing; carers; community health services; and community care provided by the public and independent sectors.
Practical text focusing on everyday situations that GPs have identified as being particularly problematic when dealing with older patients. Follows a problem based approach with special emphasis on the needs of older people living at home. Includes chapters on: loneliness; elder abuse; some legal aspects of mental incapacity; what an old age psychiatrist does; rehabilitation and older people; aids to compliance with medication; public transport; money problems and financial help; care homes; housing; carers; community health services; and community care provided by the public and independent sectors.
Subject terms:
income, housing, law, medication, mental health problems, older people, psychiatry, rehabilitation, social care provision, treatment compliance, transport, carers, black and minority ethnic people, care homes, community care, community health care, elder abuse, financial abuse, general practitioners, health care;
Provides up to date information on research, policy and practice for those involved in or interested in purchasing and commissioning mental health services. Includes papers on: adult mental health policy; defining severe mental illness; assessing population needs; mental illness needs index; how mental health services are commissioned; purchasing mental health care for primary care; a local authority perspective on purchasing mental health services; housing and mental health; core components of a comprehensive mental health service; commissioning and managing hospital and community beds; independent sector providers; implementing core service components - commissioning and contracting; purchasing from a user perspective; purchasing mental health services for black communities; performance indicators in mental health services; community care; and monitoring quality.
Provides up to date information on research, policy and practice for those involved in or interested in purchasing and commissioning mental health services. Includes papers on: adult mental health policy; defining severe mental illness; assessing population needs; mental illness needs index; how mental health services are commissioned; purchasing mental health care for primary care; a local authority perspective on purchasing mental health services; housing and mental health; core components of a comprehensive mental health service; commissioning and managing hospital and community beds; independent sector providers; implementing core service components - commissioning and contracting; purchasing from a user perspective; purchasing mental health services for black communities; performance indicators in mental health services; community care; and monitoring quality.
Subject terms:
housing, local authorities, mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, mixed economy of care, needs, performance indicators, private sector, purchaser-provider split, quality assurance, residential care, severe mental health problems, social services, assessment, community mental health services, commissioning, general practitioners;