Attitudinal differences towards mental health services between younger and older New Zealand adults

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume37
dc.contributor.authorJames SA
dc.contributor.authorButtle H
dc.date.available2008-11-01
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to explore attitudinal differences between young and older New Zealand adults to seeking professional mental health services, including effects of previous help, and the types of service preferred. A questionnaire which included the Inventory of Attitudes towards Seeking Mental Health Services (IASMHS), together with questions regarding previous help, and preferred services for mental health needs, was administered to 125 participants aged 27-91 residing in the north Auckland area. Older adults were higher in help-seeking propensity (HSP) but less psychologically open (PO) than their younger counterparts. In older adults only, previous help contributed positively towards PO, while increased satisfaction with previous help correlated with increased indifference to stigma (IS). Older adults had a preference for physicians for mental health issues, followed by friends, God, clergy and psychiatrists. Attitudes towards help-seeking were generally favourable in older adults, but their lower PO and preference for service provider may inhibit their use of professional psychological services. General practitioners and clergy need to be provided with resources which enable them to refer older adults appropriately.
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dc.format.extent33 - 43 (11)
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dc.identifier.citationNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 2008, 37 (3), pp. 33 - 43 (11)
dc.identifier.elements-id33106
dc.identifier.issn0112-109X
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherNew Zealand Psychological Society Inc.
dc.relation.isPartOfNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP
dc.subjectSEEKING
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDISORDERS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectAMERICANS
dc.subjectIMPACT
dc.subjectSCALE
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.titleAttitudinal differences towards mental health services between younger and older New Zealand adults
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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