Intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to mental health care among community-dwelling younger and older adults

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 769-777

  Pepin, Renee ^a   Segal, Daniel L ^a   Coolidge, Frederick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Barriers; Elderly; Psychotherapy; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGEISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449134978     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902918231     Document Type: Article

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