Help-seeking for psychological distress and its association with anxiety in the oldest old - results from the AgeQualiDe cohort study.

Conclusion: A large proportion of those experiencing psychological distress sought support from informal sources in this study. Anxiety symptoms in the oldest old were associated with the increased use of informal support, but not formal support or no help-seeking. Training and support for people providing informal help to those with mental health problems should be promoted to reduce a possible burden. However, future research addressing underlying mechanisms is needed.
PMID: 32081021 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Aging and Mental Health - February 20, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hohls JK, König HH, Eisele M, Mallon T, Mamone S, Wiese B, Weyerer S, Fuchs A, Pentzek M, Roehr S, Welzel F, Mösch E, Weeg D, Heser K, Wagner M, Scherer M, Maier W, Riedel-Heller SG, Hajek A Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research