Rural and urban older adults' perceptions of mental health services accessibility.
CONCLUSION: Older adults may have difficulty in recognizing anxiety and milder levels of mental health concerns. This may be further complicated by a high value of self-sufficiency. These barriers need to be considered by all professionals working with older adults, in particular GP's who were identified as expert health advisors.
PMID: 30761911 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging and Mental Health - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Knight BG, Winterbotham S Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research
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