Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association
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This study examined whether the situational factors that contribute to severe grief in the general population predicted the severity of grief in a sample of persons who had diagnoses of serious mental illness. ⋯ Mental health services for persons with serious mental illness should begin to incorporate preparation for parental death and bereavement counseling as essential services, and such interventions should approach bereavement as a normal rather than a pathological response to interpersonal loss.
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Comparative Study
Criminal history as a prognostic indicator in the treatment of homeless people with severe mental illness.
This study examined the clinical problems and treatment outcomes of homeless people with severe mental illness and a history of incarceration. ⋯ This study found that among homeless clients with severe mental illness, clients with a history of incarceration have more serious problems and show somewhat less improvement in some community adjustment domains.