A Systematic Review of Older Adults' Attitudes towards Depression and its Treatment.

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Supporting older adults to self-manage milder depressive symptoms may be more acceptable than professional interventions. Assisting older adults with accessing professional help for more severe symptoms might be better achieved by integrating access to help within familiar, convenient locations to reduce stigma and increase accessibility. Discussing treatment choices using narratives that engage with older adults' lived experiences of depression may lead to greater acceptability and engagement. PMID: 31115449 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Gerontologist - May 21, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nair P, Bhanu C, Frost R, Buszewicz M, Walters KR Tags: Gerontologist Source Type: research