Muntaner C, Wolyniec P, McGrath J, Pulver A E
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md. 20892.
Am J Public Health. 1994 Feb;84(2):287-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.84.2.287.
Social class differences were investigated among patients admitted to public and private psychiatric hospitals. Participants included first admission White psychotic men admitted to Baltimore metropolitan area hospitals between 1983 and 1989. After adjusting for age and diagnosis, patients with low levels of skills/credentials were found to be more likely than patients with higher levels to be admitted to state psychiatric hospitals. These findings underscore the persistence of social class as a determinant of differences in the use of psychiatric care.
对公立和私立精神病医院收治的患者进行了社会阶层差异调查。研究对象包括1983年至1989年间首次入住巴尔的摩都会区医院的白人精神病男性患者。在对年龄和诊断进行调整后,发现技能/资质水平较低的患者比水平较高的患者更有可能被收治到州立精神病医院。这些发现凸显了社会阶层作为精神病护理使用差异决定因素的持续性。