Pathways to Homelessness: Childhood Maltreatment and Psychiatric Symptoms Increase Risk of Homelessness
This longitudinal study with documented cases of childhood maltreatment found that psychiatric symptoms earlier in life predict homelessness. Depression, PTSD, and ASPD represent pathways through which childhood maltreatment increases homelessness risk and warrant greater attention.
Authors
- Cathy Spatz Widom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7006-4905)
- Kellie Courtney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5257-1839)
- Hang Do
Institutions
- City University of New York (US)
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230649
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.25
Funders
- U.S. Department of Justice
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Mental Health