Barriers to treatment for older adults seeking psychological therapy

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1227-1236

  Wuthrich, Viviana M ^a   Frei, Jacqueline ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Barriers to treatment; Depression; Psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOBIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GROUP THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84931955267     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610215000241     Document Type: Article

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