| Sumario: | The article compares several aspects between a psychiatric clinic and a family agency, including referral sources and intake dispositions. There were 158 records of consecutive clinic applicants and 112 of family agency clients examined and analyzed for this study. Based on the results, the gross identifying data and the psychiatric diagnoses showed no significant differences. However, 25% of the clinic patients were self-referred and 70% applied on their own at the family agency. The study also revealed differences in conceptualization and management. Furthermore, class differences in the percentage of patients closed at intake in both social agencies were considered about the unique sociocultural conditions of psychotherapeutic.
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