Schizoid Personality Traits Among the Homeless Mentally Ill: A Quantitative and Qualitative Report |
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Authors: | Lisa Rouff |
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Affiliation: | (1) University of Michigan Medical Center, Riverview Building 900 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the interplay among schizoid personality traits, chronicity of homelessness, and engagement in treatment in a homeless mentally ill population. Both qualitative and quantitative information will be provided about a sample of 125 homeless mentally ill individuals receiving psychiatric treatment in a comprehensive services drop-in clinic. Naturalistic observations and a case vignette suggested that schizoid traits were prevalent and may have been playing a role in treatment engagement and chronicity of homelessness. This hypothesis was tested using quantitative research methods. The results showed that schizoid personality disorder and schizoid personality traits were prevalent in the sample. The presence of schizoid traits was positively correlated with chronicity of homelessness. Further, two schizoid traits (being content without sexual involvement with others, and lacking close friends or confidants) were positively correlated with remaining in treatment at 3 months. Implications of these findings for future research and treatment design will be discussed. |
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Keywords: | homeless mentally ill schizoid personality disorder |
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