The Utilisation of a Community Mental Health Service By Mexican Americans
The Utilisation of a Community Mental Health Service By Mexican Americans
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墨西哥裔美国人对社区心理健康服务的利用
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发表时间：
1978
影响因子：
7.5
通讯作者：
J. Flores
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作者：
J. Flores
对东洛杉矶精神卫生服务中心（East Los Angeles Mental Health Service）工作人员、服务和患者群体的研究表明：1工作人员主要是双语和双文化；对直接治疗服务的需求高于预期；大多数患者（79%）是墨西哥裔美国人，外国出生的墨西哥裔美国人有所增加；10%是其他拉丁裔；4 .说西班牙语的患者增加，占整个患者群体的44%；5 .大多数患者失业或参加Medi-Cal；自我转诊6例，增加至29%，其中10%为原ELAHMS患者转诊。这些结论有力地支持了下述论点：如果人员和政策对双语和双文化需求作出反应，墨西哥裔美国人和其他拉丁人就会利用心理健康服务。
The study of the staff, services, and patient population of the East Los Angeles Mental Health Service seven years after its initial operations revealed that: 1 the staff remained predominately bilingual and bicultural; 2 there was a greater demand for direct treatment services than anticipated; 3 the majority (79%) of the patient population was Mexican American, with an increase of foreign-born Mexican Americans; 10% were of other Latin descent; 4 there was an increase of Spanish speaking patients totalling 44% of the entire patient population; 5 the majority of the patients were unemployed or on Medi-Cal; and 6 self referrals increased to a total of 29%, and 10% were referred by former patients of ELAHMS. These conclusions strongly support the argument that Mexican Americans and other Latins would utilise mental health services if personnel and policies were responsive to bilingual and bicultural needs.