Heiman E M, Kahn M W
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1975 Autumn;21(3):197-204. doi: 10.1177/002076407502100306.
Utilization by Mexican Americans of Mental Facilities of a Barrio area neighborhood health center, and demographic and symptom characteristics of this population were investigated. The findings suggest that contrary to other studies this program was able to reach a high risk Mexican American population frequently missed by mental health programs. The barrio location, the relationship to a neighborhood health clinic and a large proportion of Spanish speaking and local personnel, seemed to be factors in this result. The patients tended to be young adult women with marital problems, somatic complaints and depressive symptoms.
对墨西哥裔美国人在一个社区健康中心使用心理设施的情况，以及该人群的人口统计学和症状特征进行了调查。研究结果表明，与其他研究相反，该项目能够覆盖心理健康项目经常遗漏的高风险墨西哥裔美国人群体。社区位置、与社区健康诊所的关系以及很大比例的说西班牙语的当地工作人员，似乎是取得这一结果的因素。患者往往是有婚姻问题、躯体不适和抑郁症状的年轻成年女性。
