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Are there social class differences in patients' treatment conceptions?

A Frank, S Eisenthal, A Lazare

    Archives of General Psychiatry
    |January 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    Social class does not significantly impact psychiatric treatment needs or expectations. This study challenges the notion that lower-class patients desire different treatments than their therapists.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Sociology
    • Health Services Research

    Background:

    • Class-related inequities historically hinder lower-class individuals seeking psychiatric care.
    • A common explanation is that lower-class patients have "inappropriate" treatment conceptions.
    • This study challenges the assumption of incongruent treatment expectations based on social class.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate whether social class influences patients' psychiatric treatment conceptions.
    • To challenge the prevailing notion that lower-class patients' treatment expectations differ from those of upper-middle-class therapists.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review (1954-1974) examining evidence on lower-class patients' treatment needs and desires.
    • Experimental study involving 278 walk-in clinic patients assessing help-seeking requests via an 84-item questionnaire.
    • Analysis of patient requests for treatment in relation to social class.

    Main Results:

    • Literature review found no substantial evidence that lower-class patients require, expect, or desire treatments incongruent with those preferred by upper-middle-class therapists.
    • Patient requests for psychiatric help, as measured by questionnaire, were largely independent of social class.
    • Findings indicate that social class differences in treatment disposition and outcome are not attributable to differing patient treatment conceptions.

    Conclusions:

    • Social class does not appear to be a determinant of psychiatric treatment preferences or needs.
    • Methodological and sociological factors may explain discrepancies with previous studies.
    • Strategies are suggested to reduce treatment biases against lower-class patients and enhance treatment effectiveness for all patients.

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