Haskins Barbara Gay
Department of Psychiatry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Psychiatr Serv. 2004 Apr;55(4):439-41. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.439.
The unique treatment needs of psychiatric inpatients who are deaf require added dimensions to their care. Because of the scarcity of specialized units for persons who are deaf, descriptions of these treatment needs are infrequent. This study assessed diagnoses and linguistic and cognitive comorbidities in this population. A total of 62 percent of the inpatient sample had major mental illnesses, 58 percent had psychotic illnesses, and 26 percent had a dual diagnosis of a mental disorder and substance use disorder. Case examples illustrate some of the unique characteristics of these patients. The broad reasons for admission are illustrated, as are some of the treatment adaptations made by a specialized unit for deaf persons.
患有精神疾病的聋人住院患者有独特的治疗需求，这就要求在护理方面增加维度。由于针对聋人的专门病房稀缺，关于这些治疗需求的描述并不常见。本研究评估了该人群的诊断以及语言和认知方面的共病情况。住院样本中共有62%患有重度精神疾病，58%患有精神性疾病，26%患有精神障碍与物质使用障碍的双重诊断。案例说明了这些患者的一些独特特征。文中阐述了入院的主要原因，以及一个专门的聋人病房所做的一些治疗调整。
