Westhead J N
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1985 Jul;35(276):337-40.
A group of frequent attenders at a general practice surgery have been studied by comparison with a group of age-and sex-matched controls. Frequent attenders are distinguished by a high predisposition to neurotic illness (as measured by the ;N' score of the Eysenck personality questionnaire) and a high prevalence of affective neurosis. Poor past physical health was commonly found among the frequent attenders and comprised for the most part the common chronic physical illnesses. Of the social characteristics studied only marital breakdown was found significantly more often in frequent attenders than controls.
通过与一组年龄和性别匹配的对照组进行比较,对一家普通诊所的一群频繁就诊者进行了研究。频繁就诊者的特点是极易患神经症(由艾森克人格问卷的“N”得分衡量)以及情感神经症的患病率很高。在频繁就诊者中普遍发现过去身体健康状况不佳,且大多为常见的慢性身体疾病。在所研究的社会特征中,仅发现频繁就诊者的婚姻破裂情况比对照组更显著。