Willis Richard G, Vernon McCay
Mental Health Center for the Deaf, Western State Hospital, Staunton, VA, USA.
Am Ann Deaf. 2002 Mar;147(1):31-7. doi: 10.1353/aad.2012.0124.
A survey of the literature on emotional disturbance in deaf youth is followed by presentation of data on a sample of 58 deaf children and adolescents who were patients at the Tampa Bay Academy, a residential treatment facility serving both hearing and deaf youth with serious psychological disturbances. These 58 patients were compared to a hearing sample of 168 patients on key variables such as admitting symptoms, diagnoses, substance abuse, aggressive and assaultive behaviors, and sexual abuse. A startling and significant finding was that all of the deaf children admitted at age 12 years or younger had strong or confirmed indications of sexual abuse. Deaf adolescents had an 85% rate of strong or confirmed indications of sexual abuse. A list and brief description of residential care facilities serving deaf youth in the United States and Canada is reviewed. Only 8 were found that provided specialized services to deaf youth. Of those 8, only the National Deaf Academy, Mount Dora, FL, provided exclusive mental health and residential care to deaf persons.
在对有关失聪青少年情绪障碍的文献进行调查之后，本文呈现了来自坦帕湾学院58名失聪儿童和青少年样本的数据。该学院是一家寄宿治疗机构，为有严重心理障碍的听力正常和失聪青少年提供服务。将这58名患者与168名听力正常的患者样本在关键变量上进行了比较，这些变量包括入院症状、诊断、药物滥用、攻击和暴力行为以及性虐待。一个惊人且显著的发现是，所有12岁及以下入院的失聪儿童都有强烈或经证实的性虐待迹象。失聪青少年中有性虐待强烈或经证实迹象的比例为85%。本文回顾了美国和加拿大为失聪青少年提供服务的寄宿护理机构名单及简要描述。仅发现8家机构为失聪青少年提供专门服务。在这8家机构中，只有佛罗里达州多拉山的国家失聪学院为失聪者提供独家心理健康和寄宿护理服务。
