Deykin E, Weissman M, Tanner J, Prusoff B
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1975 Jan;160(1):42-8.
The attendance patterns of 36 predominantly lower class, depressed women receiving outpatient psychotherapy were studied to determine the actual amount and frequency of therapy received in an 8-month period. At the initiation of therapy, the majority of patients expressed either neutral or negative attitudes to therapy. Contrary to the usually held belief that indifferent attitudes to therapy coupled with the patients' low socioeconomic status augured poorly for the patients' continuatioin therapy, we found that the sample studies attended regularly and remained in therapy until the end of the prescribed 8-month period. Missed appointments occurred rarely and were usually preceded by cancellations. The majority of therapy sessions were with patients, but provisions were available for the involvement of spouses and other relatives where indicated. It is suggested that the time-limited nature of therapy, the delineation of stort term, realistically attainable goals, and the vigorous outreach techniques by the therapists may have contributed to the unexpectedly high therapy attendance.
对36名主要为下层社会的抑郁女性接受门诊心理治疗的出勤模式进行了研究，以确定她们在8个月内实际接受治疗的时长和频率。在治疗开始时，大多数患者对治疗表达了中立或消极的态度。通常认为对治疗的冷漠态度加上患者较低的社会经济地位预示着患者继续治疗的情况不佳，但与这种观点相反，我们发现样本研究对象定期就诊，并持续接受治疗直至规定的8个月疗程结束。错过预约的情况很少发生，而且通常在取消预约之前就已出现。大多数治疗疗程是与患者进行的，但在有需要时也会安排配偶和其他亲属参与。有人认为，治疗的限时性、明确短期且切实可行的目标以及治疗师积极的 outreach 技巧可能促成了出人意料的高治疗出勤率。
原文中“vigorous outreach techniques”里“outreach”不太好准确翻译，可结合语境灵活处理为“积极拓展技巧”之类表述，这里直接保留英文，以便你根据实际需求调整。
