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Lay perceptions about mental health
— where is age and where is Alzheimer's disease? | | Author(s) | Perla Werner |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 17, no 3, September 2005 |
| Pages | pp 371-382 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Attitude ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Studies on laypersons' beliefs and knowledge about mental disorders have proliferated in recent years. However, attention has been focused mainly on depression and schizophrenia and on young adults. The aim of this paper is to summarise research in this area, and to discuss the need to expand research in the older population. The unique characteristics of older people in terms of the prevalence and type of type of mental disorders - especially Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementia, as well as in terms of their being victims of "double jeopardy" - require special attention and research. The present review has three main objectives. First, it summarises the findings of studies examining different aspects of mental health literacy. Second, the importance of age in the study of mental health literacy is discussed. Third, findings of the few studies examining laypersons' belief as in the area of AD are presented. Finally, research directions are suggested with special emphasis on the importance of geriatric mental health and mental health literacy. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051116202 A |
| Classmark | E: E4: EA: TOB: DP: 3A:6KC |
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