Steinberg A G, Sullivan V J, Loew R C
Department of Psychiatry, Child Guidance Center of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Am J Psychiatry. 1998 Jul;155(7):982-4. doi: 10.1176/ajp.155.7.982.
The authors investigated knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about mental illness and providers held by a group of deaf adults.
The American Sign Language interviews of 54 deaf adults were analyzed.
Recurrent themes included mistrust of providers, communication difficulty as a primary cause of mental health problems, profound concern with communication in therapy, and widespread ignorance about how to obtain services.
Deaf consumers' views need due consideration in service delivery planning. Outreach regarding existing programs is essential.
作者调查了一组成年聋人对精神疾病及医疗服务提供者的认知、态度和信念。
对54名成年聋人的美国手语访谈进行了分析。
反复出现的主题包括对医疗服务提供者的不信任、沟通困难是心理健康问题的主要原因、对治疗中沟通的深切关注以及对如何获得服务的普遍无知。
在服务提供规划中需要适当考虑聋人消费者的观点。宣传现有项目至关重要。