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Ageism in the Mental Health Setting
Ebony Dix1, Laura Van Dyck2, Samuel Adeyemo3
1Yale School of Medicine, 300 George Street, Suite 901, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA. ebony.dix@yale.edu.
Current Psychiatry Reports
|September 15, 2024
Summary
Ageism significantly harms older adults in mental health settings. This review outlines its prevalence, impact, and strategies to combat this pervasive bias in healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Mental Health Care
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Ageism is a prevalent bias affecting older adults.
- It has significant negative medical and psychosocial consequences.
- Ageism is present across various mental health care settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize the prevalence, impact, and presentation of ageism in mental health care.
- To describe strategies for combating ageism in these settings.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of ageism in mental health care settings.
- Analysis of ageism's impact on older adults, providers, and systems.
- Identification of strategies to address ageism.
Main Results:
- Ageism is pervasive in inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, and criminal justice mental health settings.
- It negatively impacts healthcare trainees, providers, systems, and older adults.
- Effective age-friendly practices and strategies exist but require wider dissemination.
Conclusions:
- Combating ageism in mental health care requires clinical, educational, and public policy interventions.
- Broader dissemination of age-friendly practices is crucial.
- Addressing ageism is essential for improving mental health care for older adults.
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