Pillay Anthony L, Kriel Anita J
Department of Behavioural Medicine, Midlands Hospital and University of Kwazulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Soc Sci Med. 2006 Aug;63(3):587-92. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.031. Epub 2006 Mar 14.
Various sociodemographic and clinical variables pertaining to women using district-level clinical psychology services in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa were examined. During the year 2004, a total of 422 women accessed this service. Over one-third had relationship problems, 21% depression, and 14% suicidal behaviour. Nearly half the women reported significant financial problems. Of the 174 married (or cohabiting) women, 94.8% experienced relationship problems, 56.9% reported substance-abusing partners, and 48.3% reported violent partners, and 51.1% perceived their partners as disengaged while 37% viewed them as oppressive. Clinician estimates revealed notably low self-esteem in 65% of the women. We conclude that mental health services and training programmes need to become more cognisant of gender issues to develop gender-sensitive interventions.
对南非彼得马里茨堡使用地区级临床心理服务的女性的各种社会人口学和临床变量进行了研究。2004年，共有422名女性使用了这项服务。超过三分之一的人有人际关系问题，21%患有抑郁症，14%有自杀行为。近一半的女性报告有严重的经济问题。在174名已婚（或同居）女性中，94.8%有人际关系问题，56.9%报告其伴侣有药物滥用问题，48.3%报告伴侣有暴力行为，51.1%认为伴侣冷漠，37%认为伴侣具有压迫性。临床医生的评估显示，65%的女性自尊水平明显较低。我们得出结论，心理健康服务和培训项目需要更加认识到性别问题，以制定对性别问题有敏感认识的干预措施。
