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| Intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to mental health care among community-dwelling younger and older adults | | Author(s) | Renee Pepin, Daniel L Segal, Frederick L Coolidge |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 13, no 5, September 2009 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, September 2009 |
| Pages | pp 761-768 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Young adults [20-25] ; Over 70s ; Living in the community ; Usage [services] ; Psychiatric treatment ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to mental health care among 76 younger (mean age 23 years) and 88 older adults (mean age 71 years) using a new 56 item self-report measure, Barriers to Mental Health Services Scale (BMHSS). The BMHSS was developed to examine 10 barriers to the utilization of mental health services: help-seeking attitudes, stigma, knowledge and fear of psychotherapy, belief about inability to find a psychotherapist, belief that depressive symptoms are normal, insurance and payment concerns, ageism, concerns about psychotherapist's qualifications, physician referral, and transportation concerns. Results indicated that younger adults perceived fear of psychotherapy, belief about inability to find a psychotherapist, and insurance concerns to be greater barriers than older adults. Men perceived stigma to be a greater barrier than women, whereas women perceived finding a psychotherapist to be a greater barrier than men. The rank order of the BMHSS sub-scales was strongly similar for younger and older adults (r = 0.90, p = 0.000). These results also provide further evidence that stigma about receiving mental health services is not a primary barrier among younger or older adults. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091109219 A |
| Classmark | SD6: BBK: K4: QLD: LP: 48: 7T |
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