Universidad Complutense, Spain.
Span J Psychol. 2012 Mar;15(1):275-85. doi: 10.5209/rev_sjop.2012.v15.n1.37334.
In order to characterize a typical clinical context, as opposed to an academic or research context, this article will analyze the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients who turn to a psychology clinic in need of professional help. This study was conducted using an initial sample of 1,305 patients at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) Clínica Universitaria de Psicología. Of the sociodemographic characteristics studied, it is noteworthy that the majority of patients were women (65%) and relatively young (the average age is 29.7 years-old). The disorders for which psychological help was most often needed were anxiety and mood disorders and relationship problems, which together made up 50% of cases. In 17.70% of cases, patients had at least one comorbid disorder in addition to the one that brought them to the clinic. The generalizability and implications of the results are discussed.
为了描述一个典型的临床情境，而不是学术或研究情境，本文将分析寻求专业帮助的心理学诊所患者的社会人口学和临床特征。这项研究使用了马德里康普顿斯大学（UCM）临床心理学诊所的初始样本 1305 名患者进行。在所研究的社会人口学特征中，值得注意的是大多数患者为女性（65%）且相对年轻（平均年龄为 29.7 岁）。最常需要心理帮助的障碍是焦虑和情绪障碍以及人际关系问题，这些问题加起来占病例的 50%。在 17.70%的情况下，患者除了导致他们就诊的障碍外，还有至少一种合并症。讨论了结果的普遍性和影响。
