Rogler L H, Cortes D E, Malgady R G
Hispanic Research Center, Fordham University, Bronx, New York 10458.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1994 Jun;182(6):327-30. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199406000-00003.
Cultural sensitivity in mental health research is enhanced by examining the collective perceptions of members of ethnic groups about their own idiomatic expressions of distress. Such an examination was conducted with Puerto Ricans living in New York City, beginning with focus group discussions. Their prevailing idioms of distress, based upon themes of anger and injustice, were correlated widely with professionally developed measures of anxiety, depression, and somatization and with utilization of professional mental health care. By examining the relationship between idioms of distress, saliently volunteered by members of the ethnic ingroup, on the one hand, and professional care and assessments of mental health, on the other, we increase our culturally based understanding of mental health in the community.
通过研究少数民族群体成员对自身痛苦表达方式的集体认知，可以增强心理健康研究中的文化敏感性。对居住在纽约市的波多黎各人进行了这样一项研究，首先开展了焦点小组讨论。他们基于愤怒和不公正主题的主要痛苦表达方式，与专业制定的焦虑、抑郁和躯体化测量指标以及专业心理健康护理的使用广泛相关。通过研究一方面由族裔内群体成员显著主动提出的痛苦表达方式，与另一方面的专业护理和心理健康评估之间的关系，我们增进了基于文化的对社区心理健康的理解。
