Larson D B, Donahue M J, Lyons J S, Benson P L, Pattison M, Worthington E L, Blazer D G
Division of Biometry and Applied Sciences, NIMH, Rockville, MD 20857.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1989 Feb;177(2):109-11. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198902000-00008.
Religious affiliations of patients in research samples in four major psychiatric journals for the years 1978-1982 were compared with those reported in national samples. Protestants and the unaffiliated were underrepresented, whereas Jewish persons were overrepresented. Catholics used mental health services in proportions similar to their presence in the population at large. These findings suggest that religious affiliation may influence the use of mental health services.
将1978 - 1982年期间四大主要精神科期刊上研究样本中患者的宗教信仰情况与全国样本中的报告情况进行了比较。新教徒和无宗教信仰者所占比例低于预期，而犹太人群体所占比例高于预期。天主教徒使用心理健康服务的比例与他们在总体人口中的比例相似。这些发现表明宗教信仰可能会影响心理健康服务的使用。
