This article describes a cold-related tissue injury that may be overlooked by healthcare practitioners who treat homeless clients: trench foot. Trench foot is a preventable condition which can be mitigated by early intervention but which, because it occurs at above-freezing temperatures, might go unrecognized and untreated. The sequelae of unrecognized and untreated trench foot can […]
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National Child Traumatic Stress Network Culture & Trauma Brief: Discusses the challenges traumatized youth face when they are living on the street, including the relationship between trauma and youth homelessness, and offers suggestions for service providers who want to engage these young people in treatment. Download Research (Link)
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Meth user’s teeth become blackened, stained, rotted and crumble or fall apart at the gum line. That’s why meth damaged teeth often cannot be saved and must be extracted or removed, even among young or short-term users. The large amount of tooth decay is due to meth’s acid nature and the fact that it causes
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Advertisements declare that milk builds strong bones and teeth for children, but it also can be a critical solution during a dental emergency. Dental trauma is extremely common among children. One-third of five-year-olds have suffered injury to their primary teeth and one-fourth of 12-year-olds have suffered injury to their permanent teeth.1 Knowing the right response
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), caused either by blunt force or acceleration/deceleration forces, is common in the general population. Homeless persons are at particularly high risk of head trauma and adverse outcomes to TBI. Even mild traumatic brain injury can lead to persistent symptoms including cognitive, physical, and behavioral problems. It is important to understand brain
Homeless people with cognitive impairments affecting thought, memory, speech, and/or psychosocial competence present some of the toughest challenges that clinicians face. Indeed, too many choose to avoid these difficult clients altogether — an option that experienced homeless assistance providers find unacceptable. The following articles describe the complex tapestry of cognitive disabilities and homelessness, and specify
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The following article summarizes currently recommended strategies for eliciting health-related behavior change which clinicians and their homeless clients are finding useful. Subsequent articles focus on the experience of individual practitioners in dealing with some of the most critical and persistent health problems their homeless patients face to which lifestyle modification is at least part of
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