Kahn M W, Heiman E
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1978 Winter;24(4):259-62. doi: 10.1177/002076407802400405.
Factors which discriminate between lower socio-economic largely Mexican-Americans who continue in treatment for few interviews, from those who continue longer were investigated. Demographic and treatment data were obtained from 356 consecutive cases. The factors which significantly differentiate short from long treatment contact patients were: self-referral, age, marital instability, and complaints of anxiety, depression, social or family incompatibilities. Non-self referral and financial or situation problems characterise the short treatment patient. While there were few Anglos in the sample they were disproportionately high in the long treatment group.
对区分社会经济地位较低（主要是墨西哥裔美国人）且治疗访谈次数较少的患者与治疗时间较长的患者的因素进行了调查。从356例连续病例中获取了人口统计学和治疗数据。显著区分短期和长期治疗接触患者的因素有：自我转诊、年龄、婚姻不稳定以及焦虑、抑郁、社交或家庭不和谐的主诉。非自我转诊以及经济或处境问题是短期治疗患者的特征。虽然样本中的盎格鲁人很少，但他们在长期治疗组中的比例过高。
