Calvo Leira, MaríaMárquez-Álvarez, Luis-JavierUniversidade da Coruña. Facultade de Ciencias da Saúde2011-09-302011-09-302011http://hdl.handle.net/2183/8260[Resumen] Psychiatric reform of the 70's which enabled the large long-stay psychiatric facilities, resulted in many of those admitted for a chronic mental illness are unable to access certain health and social resources due to their lack or not having enough, this situation created the concept of "homeless." The current situation of this social group creates several problems in mental health, recorded both as a cause, as a reaction to the situation of homelessness. When homelessness co-exists with mental illness, providing care and services to people is significantly complicated, that's when interventions become ineffective, either because there was either not be suitable for existing. Occupational Therapy covers a number of strategies and resources to coordinate both to the individual person and social resources necessary for the development of an effective therapeutic plan. This research project aims to study the perceptions of homeless people about their own situation and identify the different problems presented in terms of mental health symptoms caused by illness, so it is possible to establish a set of guidelines action that allow us to create strategies for social inclusion.spaOs titulares dos dereitos de autor autorizan a visualización do contido desta obra a través de Internet, así como a súa reprodución, gravación en soporte informático ou impresión para uso privado ou con fins de investigación. En ningún caso se permite o uso lucrativo deste documento. Estes dereitos afectan tanto ao resumo da obra como ao seu contido. Los titulares de los derechos de propiedad intelectual autorizan la visualización del contenido de este trabajo a través de Internet, así como su reproducción, grabación en soporte informático o impresión para su uso privado o con fines de investigación. En ningún caso se permite el uso lucrativo de este documento. Estos derechos afectan tanto al resumen del trabajo como a su contenido.bachelor thesisopen access