Student Expectations About Mental Health and Aging

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 185-207

  Silver, Michelle Pannor ^a   Warrick, Natalie Irene ^a   Cyr, Alaina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ageism; gerontology education; health care students; stereotype embodiment theory; student perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; CANADA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGING; CANADA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928681199     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2015.1005288     Document Type: Article

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