Kua E H, Chew P H, Ko S M
Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1993 Dec;88(6):447-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03489.x.
This is a study of the illness behaviour of 100 Chinese psychiatric patients referred consecutively to the psychiatric unit of a general hospital in Singapore. More women than men felt that their illness was due to spirit possession; but belief in possession was not related to educational status. Thirty-six patients or their relatives had consulted a traditional healer before going to the hospital. Duration of illness, sex and educational status were not associated with the tendency to seek help from the traditional healer; there was also no significant difference between psychotic or neurotic patients. The majority of depressed patients (72%) presented with somatic complaints of chest discomfort, headache and abdominal discomfort. Somatization was not related to the educational level or sex of the patients.
这是一项针对100名连续被转诊至新加坡一家综合医院精神科的中国精神疾病患者疾病行为的研究。感到自己的疾病是由鬼魂附身所致的女性多于男性；但对附身的信仰与教育程度无关。36名患者或其亲属在前往医院之前咨询过传统治疗师。疾病持续时间、性别和教育程度与寻求传统治疗师帮助的倾向无关；精神病患者和神经症患者之间也没有显著差异。大多数抑郁症患者（72%）表现出胸部不适、头痛和腹部不适等躯体症状。躯体化与患者的教育水平或性别无关。
