Tsemberis S, Stefancic A
Psychiatr Serv. 2000 Dec;51(12):1572-4. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.12.1572.
This paper presents a case study from an emergency psychiatric outreach team that serves homeless and mentally ill persons in New York City. Mr. V was homeless and believed that he was possessed by evil spirits who were causing his physical and mental problems. He was hospitalized involuntarily twice for medical reasons, but he refused to cooperate in his treatment and returned to the streets after his first hospitalization. After one visit by a spiritual healer during his second hospitalization, Mr. V began to participate in his treatment. He was discharged to a nursing home, and after three years he had not returned to the streets.
本文介绍了一个来自紧急精神病外展团队的案例研究，该团队为纽约市的无家可归者和精神病患者提供服务。V先生无家可归，他认为自己被邪灵附身，这些邪灵导致了他的身心问题。他曾因医疗原因两次非自愿住院，但他拒绝配合治疗，首次住院后就回到了街头。在他第二次住院期间，一位灵媒探访了他一次后，V先生开始参与治疗。他出院后住进了一家疗养院，三年来他再也没有回到街头。
