Wilkinson C B, O'Connor W A
Am J Psychiatry. 1982 Aug;139(8):985-90. doi: 10.1176/ajp.139.8.985.
Psychiatrists and others in the mental health field have long been aware that forces within the surrounding social network effect both favorably and unfavorably the individual psyche and the course of mental illness, but the systematic use of such factors in therapy and prevention has awaited a model. The authors identify a beginning yet workable approach to what an APA task force termed "ecopsychiatry"; the model proposed is not that of traditional linear or cause-and-effect perspectives but is based on a systemic model derived originally form biological ecology.
长期以来，精神科医生以及心理健康领域的其他人士都清楚地认识到，周围社会网络中的各种力量对个体心理和精神疾病的病程既有积极影响，也有消极影响，但是在治疗和预防中系统地运用这些因素尚需一个模型。作者们确定了一种针对美国心理学会特别工作组所称的“生态精神病学”的初步可行方法；所提出的模型并非传统的线性或因果关系视角，而是基于最初源自生物生态学的系统模型。
