Mueser K T, Bellack A S, Wade J H, Sayers S L, Rosenthal C K
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Philadelphia 19129.
Br J Psychiatry. 1992 May;160:674-80. doi: 10.1192/bjp.160.5.674.
Both psychiatric patients and their relatives benefit from learning about mental illness and how to cope with it, but the specific interests of these consumers remain unclear. To determine specific educational needs and to compare the needs of different consumers, a questionnaire survey was conducted with a sample of patients with schizophrenia and affective disorder and their relatives. Both patients and relatives reported strong interest in learning more about psychiatric illness and strategies for coping with common problems, but patients with schizophrenia were less interested than patients with affective disorder and both sets of relatives. Discriminant analyses revealed that needs differed as a function of patient diagnosis, patient/relative status, and relatives' membership of a self-help and advocacy organisation. Consumers of mental health services are capable of specifying their own educational needs, and educational programmes should be tailored to meet these.
精神疾病患者及其亲属都能从了解精神疾病以及如何应对中受益，但这些消费者的具体兴趣仍不明确。为了确定具体的教育需求并比较不同消费者的需求，我们对精神分裂症患者、情感障碍患者及其亲属进行了问卷调查。患者和亲属都表示对进一步了解精神疾病以及应对常见问题的策略有浓厚兴趣，但精神分裂症患者的兴趣不如情感障碍患者及其亲属。判别分析表明，需求因患者诊断、患者/亲属身份以及亲属是否属于自助和倡导组织而有所不同。心理健康服务的消费者能够明确自己的教育需求，教育项目应根据这些需求进行量身定制。
