麻风患者常受不利的社会心理因素的影响,以致为保护自己而“违疾忌医”,徒使病情加重.我国要在本世纪末消灭麻风,改善患者的社会心理环境便成了重要课题,以有利于麻风防治措施的落实,使患者得到社会的同情和理解,使每个患者都得到有效的治疗. Patients with leprosy are often affected by unfavorable social and psychological factors, so as to protect themselves and “disobey the doctor”, which makes the disease worse. China must eliminate leprosy at the end of this century and improve the patient’s social and psychological environment has become an important issue. It is conducive to the implementation of leprosy control measures, so that patients receive social sympathy and understanding, so that every patient is treated effectively.