PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE ELDERLY: PUBLIC OPINION

The ratings of 414 respondents aged 17-81 years revealed strong biases against psychotherapy for older adults. Ratings of the value of psychotherapy and the benefit that clients could derive from psychotherapy decreased steadily with increasing target age. The respondents' ratings in the presen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 1994, Vol.31 (3), p.492-502
Hauptverfasser:	ZIVIAN, MARILYN T, LARSEN, WILLIAM, GEKOSKI, WILLIAM, KNOX, V. JANE, HATCHETTE, VIRGINIA
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged (Attitudes Toward) Human Mental Disorders Psychotherapy
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Zusammenfassung:	The ratings of 414 respondents aged 17-81 years revealed strong biases against psychotherapy for older adults. Ratings of the value of psychotherapy and the benefit that clients could derive from psychotherapy decreased steadily with increasing target age. The respondents' ratings in the present study are consistent with psychotherapists' lower preferences for treating older adults found in a previous study ( see Zivian, Larsen, Knox, Gekoski, & Hatchette, 1992 ). Together, the results of the two studies reveal biases that may explain why so few older adults seek and receive psychological services.
ISSN:	0033-3204 1939-1536
DOI:	10.1037/0033-3204.31.3.492