Faculty of Health Sciences
Somers, J.
Recent Publications
1. Somers JM , Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, Currie L, Rezansoff SN, Palepu A, Fryer, K. (2013).
Vancouver At Home: Pragmatic Randomized Trials Investigating Housing First for People who
are Homeless and Mentally Ill. Trials, 14: 365. http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/14/1/365
2. Palepu A, Somers JM , Patterson M, Frankish J, Moniruzzaman A. (2013) Housing First Improves
Residential Stability for Homeless Adults with Concurrent Substance Dependence and Mental
Disorders. American Journal of Public Health. e-View Ahead of Print. doi:
10.2105/AJPH.2013.301628 .
3. Somers JM , Rezansoff S, Moniruzzaman A, Palepu A, Patterson M. (2013). Housing First Reduces
Re-offending among Formerly Homeless Adults with Mental Disorders: Results of a Randomized
Controlled Trial. Published 04 Sep 2013 | PLOS ONE, 8(9), 1- 8.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0072946;jsessionid=A
24EB08591BBF84BD6FF941B51683852
4. Patterson M, Moniruzzaman A, Palepu A, Zabkiewicz D, Frankish CJ, Krausz M, Somers J. (2013).
Housing First improves quality of life among formerly homeless adults with mental illness: a
randomized controlled trial. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology. (DOI) 10.1007/s00127013-0719-6
5. Somers JM , Rezansoff SN, & Moniruzzaman, A (2013). Comparative analysis of recidivism
outcomes following drug treatment court in Vancouver Canada. International Journal of
Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 2013 March 6.
6. Palepu A, Patterson ML, Strehlau V, Moniruzzaman A, Tan de Bibiana J, Frankish J, Krausz M, &
Somers JM . (2012). Daily Substance Use and Mental Health Symptoms among a cohort of
Homeless Adults in Vancouver, British Columbia. Journal of Urban Health. Doi:10. 1007/s11524012-9775-6 http://www.springerlink.com/content/3l84875671glvt33/ . PubMed ID 23099626
7. Patterson M, Moniruzzaman A, Frankish CJ, & Somers JM. (2012). Missed Opportunities:
Childhood Learning Disabilities as Early Indicators of Risk among Homeless Adults with Mental
Illness in Vancouver, British Columbia. BMJ Open BMJ Open 2012;2:e001586
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001586 http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmjopen-2012001586 PubMed ID 23175737
8. Somers JM , Currie L, Moniruzzaman A, Eiboff F, Patterson M. (2012). Drug treatment court of
Vancouver: An empirical evaluation of recidivism. International Journal of Drug Policy. 23(2012)
393-400. Policy March 15, 2012 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.01.011
9. http://www.ijdp.org/article/S0955-3959(12)00012-6/abstract PubMed ID 22421552
10. Rezansoff SN, Moniruzzaman A. & Somers JM (2012). Prolific and Priority Offenders in British
Columbia, Canada: A Preliminary Analysis of Recidivism (2012). International Journal of Criminal
Justice Sciences. 2012 Vol. 7(2) 562-574
http://www.sascv.org/ijcjs/pdfs/Rezansoffetalijcjs2012iindissue.pdf
11. Patterson M, Markey M, & Somers JM. (2012). Multiple Paths to Just Ends: Using Narrative
Interviews and Timelines to Explore Health Equity and Homelessness. International Journal of
Qualitative Methods 2012, 11(12) pp 132-151.