Heiman E M, Kahn M W
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1977 Feb;34(2):167-70. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1977.01770140057007.
Demographic information, reason for admission, mental status on admission, hospital course variables, and discharge diagnosis were collected for 99 patients admitted consecutively to the psychiatric inpatient unit of a community mental health center serving a low-income population with a large proportion of Mexican-Americans; Patient ethnic distribution reflected that of the catchment area. Although ethnicity, sex, and social class each showed distinct characteristics, when any two of the factors were held constant, only three variables maintained significance, none of which indicated severe, flamboyant psychopathology. This study does not support earlier reports that hospitalized Mexican Americans are more severely disturbed than other ethnic groups.
收集了一家为低收入人群且墨西哥裔美国人占很大比例的社区心理健康中心精神科住院部连续收治的99名患者的人口统计学信息、入院原因、入院时的精神状态、住院病程变量及出院诊断；患者的种族分布反映了该地区的情况。尽管种族、性别和社会阶层各自呈现出不同特点，但当其中任意两个因素保持不变时，只有三个变量具有显著性，且均未表明存在严重、夸张的精神病理学症状。本研究不支持早期报告中所说的住院墨西哥裔美国人比其他种族群体的精神障碍更严重的观点。
