Perceiving Greater Ageism in Barriers to Mental Healthcare Relates to Poorer Mental Health for Older Adults
To support older adult mental health, clinicians should dispel inaccurate, ageist stereotypes about older adult mental health internalized by their clients and work to increase and then communicate their openness and ability to provide competent mental healthcare to older adults.
Authors
- Michael Kirby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5429-7714)
- Grace I. L. Caskie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2366-7695)
- Eve Root (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0958-6923)
Institutions
- Lehigh University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Gerontologist
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2425307
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.08