Balch P, McWilliams S, Lewis S, Ireland J
Am J Community Psychol. 1978 Apr;6(2):105-13. doi: 10.1007/BF00881032.
Clients' expectations about mental health care, particularly differences in these expectations as a function of social class, and the relationship of discrepancies between expectations and perceptions to treatment outcome, is examined in this study with 317 Caucasian clients. In contrast to the majority of studies, no differences in treatment expectations relating to clients' social class, sex, or marital status were found. Nor were discrepancies related to course or outcome of therapy. Discussion focuses around explanation and interpretation of these findings. Particularly relevant is the need to determine the extent to which nonusers in the community share the attitudes and expectations of clients.
本研究对317名白人患者进行了调查，探讨了患者对心理保健的期望，尤其是这些期望因社会阶层而异的情况，以及期望与认知之间的差异与治疗结果的关系。与大多数研究不同的是，未发现患者的社会阶层、性别或婚姻状况与治疗期望存在差异。与治疗过程或结果相关的差异也未被发现。讨论集中在对这些发现的解释和说明上。特别相关的是需要确定社区中的非使用者在多大程度上与患者具有相同的态度和期望。
