Sorketti E A, Zuraida N Z, Habil M H
Psychiatrist and Mental Health Researcher, Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, email
Professor and Head of Department, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Int Psychiatry. 2013 May 1;10(2):45-47. eCollection 2013 May.
Understanding the way in which people seek care for mental disorders is important for planning services, training and referral mechanisms. Pathways to care fall broadly into three categories: via primary care physicians; via native healers; and via patient choice (patients can have direct access to mental health professionals). The pattern and nature of access to service in low-income countries are different from those in high-income countries. In many societies, deep-seated cultural beliefs on the part of patients and families about the causes of mental disorders are a major barrier to the receipt of modern psychiatric care.
了解人们寻求精神障碍治疗的方式对于规划服务、培训和转诊机制非常重要。治疗途径大致可分为三类:通过初级保健医生;通过当地治疗师;以及通过患者自主选择(患者可直接接触心理健康专业人员)。低收入国家获得服务的模式和性质与高收入国家不同。在许多社会中,患者及其家人对精神障碍病因根深蒂固的文化观念是接受现代精神科治疗的主要障碍。