Stigma and ageism: compounding influences in making an accurate mental health assessment
| Autor: | R N Candace Ross, G R N Lynne Pearcey, A R N Charlotte Herrick |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
Stereotyping business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention MEDLINE Stigma (botany) Gerontological nursing Psychiatric Nursing Affect (psychology) Mental health Mental Health Nursing Geriatric Nursing Health care Medicine Humans business Prejudice Geriatric Assessment General Nursing Nursing Assessment media_common Aged |
| Zdroj: | Nursing forum. 32(3) |
| ISSN: | 0029-6473 |
| Popis: | Stigma and ageism are two phenomena that greatly affect the accurate assessment of mentally ill elderly and, ultimately, their health care. Healthcare providers, doctors, nurses and others, including mental-healthcare providers, would benefit from awareness of stigma and ageism and their impact on psychiatric care for the elderly, many of whom also have physical problems. Understanding these influences may assist providers to make more accurate diagnoses and a more appropriate plan of care. This paper defines stigma and ageism and their potential and actual influences on assessment and interventions for the mentally ill elderly. Strategies for overcoming the impact of stigma and ageism are presented to assist healthcare providers to advocate for geropsychiatric clients. |
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