Carpenter M D, Hannon V R, McCleery G, Wanderling J A
Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1988 Dec;176(12):726-31. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198812000-00005.
Data on seclusions or restraints were analyzed by ethnic group for 587 patients in 19 New York State psychiatric hospitals for a 4-week period. No differences among White, Black, or Hispanic patients were found for sex; type of ward where episode occurred; frequency of, length of, or reason for confinement; or the administration of medication as needed. The groups did differ in age, diagnosis, and target of their assaults. When analyzed by age groups, minority patients were not overrepresented in the secluded/restrained sample. Age was the most important variable to account for ethnic differences in confinement.
在为期4周的时间里，对纽约州19家精神病医院的587名患者按种族群体分析了隔离或约束方面的数据。在白人、黑人和西班牙裔患者之间，未发现性别、事件发生病房类型、禁闭频率、时长或原因以及按需用药方面存在差异。这些群体在年龄、诊断和攻击目标方面确实存在差异。按年龄组分析时，少数族裔患者在被隔离/约束样本中的占比并未过高。年龄是造成禁闭方面种族差异的最重要变量。
