‘Deeply entrenched’ ageism limits mental health care for elderly, report says | UK News
“Deeply entrenched and systemic” ageism means the elderly can miss out on mental health care, a report has said, with symptoms of mental illness dismissed as “just your age”.
A study by the Center for Mental Health has called for older generations to be shown the same concerns as young people, warning the discrimination suffered currently affects not only the older person, but also families, communities and public services.
The centre’s report, commissioned by Age UK, was based on a review of literature published in the past five years, and pointed to a “pervasive sense of pessimism and inevitability that…Continue Reading