Defining and counting the chronically mentally ill.
Defining and counting the chronically mentally ill.
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定义和统计慢性精神疾病患者。
DOI：
10.1176/ps.32.1.21
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发表时间：
1981
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通讯作者：
C. Taube
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作者：
H. Goldman;A. A. Gattozzi;C. Taube
由于非机构化运动，精神卫生保健的模式和地点发生了变化，导致缺乏关于慢性精神疾病问题范围的确切信息。此外，对于定义慢性精神疾病人群的界限缺乏共识，而这些界限可以指导国家政策制定者对需求进行更科学的评估。在一项根据总统精神卫生委员会的建议进行的全国性研究中，作者根据诊断、残疾、疾病持续时间，以及可能发现慢性精神病患者的机构和社区环境。他们使用了一些来源的流行率数据，得出了全国估计为170万至200万人。240万目标人口，其中90万人在机构中。
The shifts in the pattern and locus of mental health care arising from the deinstitutionalization movement have resulted in a lack of definitive information on the scope of the problem of chronic mental illness. In addition, there is a lack of consensus on the boundaries that define the chronically mentally ill population, boundaries that can guide national policy-makers in a more scientific assessment of needs. In a national study following up the recommendations of the President's Commission on Mental Health, the authors developed a detailed definition of the chronically mentally ill population based on diagnosis, disability, duration of illness, and the institutional and community settings in which chronic mental patients may be found. They used prevalence data from a number of sources to arrive at a national estimate of between 1.7 million and 2.4 million in the target population, including 900,000 in institutions.