Murphy H B, Engelsmann F, Tcheng-Laroche F
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1976 Feb;33(2):179-83. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1976.01770020027004.
Adult patients placed into foster families by six administrations in three provinces of Canada were oberved at time of placement and followed up 18 months later. Over this period, they exhibited a substantial decline in symptoms-almost as great as with similar patients retained in the hospital. However, there was virtually no improvement in social functioning, despite the fact that the use of foster homes has been advocated mainly for the resocialization that was expected to occur there. In discussing the reasons for this paradoxical finding, recommendations are offered regarding the use of foster homes by mental health administrations.
加拿大三个省份的六个管理部门安置在寄养家庭中的成年患者在安置时接受了观察，并在18个月后进行了随访。在此期间，他们的症状大幅减轻，几乎与留在医院的类似患者一样明显。然而，尽管倡导使用寄养家庭主要是为了实现预期的重新社会化，但他们的社会功能几乎没有改善。在讨论这一矛盾发现的原因时，针对心理健康管理部门使用寄养家庭的情况提出了建议。
