Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, Somerville, MA 02143, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 2011 Jan;67(1):31-44. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20739. Epub 2010 Oct 11.
The goal of this study is to analyze preferences for relational styles in encounters with mental health providers across racial and ethnic groups. Four primary themes describe what patients want from a mental health provider: listening, understanding, spending time, and managing differences. However, using contextual comparative analysis, the findings explicate how these themes are described differently across African Americans, Latinos, and non-Latino Whites, uncovering important qualitative differences in the meaning of these themes across the groups. The article suggests that closer attention to qualitative preferences for style of interaction with providers may help address disparities in mental health care for racial and ethnic minorities.
本研究旨在分析不同种族和族裔群体在与心理健康服务提供者接触时对关系风格的偏好。四个主要主题描述了患者对心理健康服务提供者的期望:倾听、理解、花时间和处理差异。然而,通过语境比较分析,研究结果详细说明了这些主题在非裔美国人、拉丁裔和非拉丁裔白人中是如何不同的描述,揭示了这些主题在群体之间的意义上的重要定性差异。文章认为,更密切关注与提供者互动风格的定性偏好,可能有助于解决少数族裔在心理健康护理方面的差异问题。