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A Scottish survey of attitudes to depression in older and younger adults
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON K. M., CONNERY H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 12(5), October 2003, pp.505-512.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
It is commonly found that the general public hold negative attitudes towards depression. Few surveys have examined differences between younger and older adults attitudes towards depression. Out of a sample of 467 adults, 269 completed a questionnaire in response to a vignette describing a depressed person who was either portrayed as aged 30 or 70 years. Fifty-five per cent of the sample consisted of adults over the age of 65 years and 45% were under the age of 65 years. Four themes emerged from responses to the questionnaire: 'recognition of depression as a mental illness', 'acceptability of depression', 'benefit of medical intervention for depression' and, 'familiarity of problems associated with depression'. Some differences were found between younger and older adult's attitudes to depression per se. In addition, depression in an older adult was viewed differently from depression in a younger adult. Although some positive attitudes to depression were found, ageist and stigmatising attitudes were also found to exist among older and younger adults.
Neighbourhood watch: transition from child to adult mental health services
- Author:
- JOHNSON Kim
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 65, July 2003, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Describes how some child and early intervention services are working together to ensure a smooth transition to adult services for young people and their families. Looks at a training programme run by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health which aimed to provide a forum for traditionally seperated services to explore key issues together and how this led to new ways of working at the Brookside Adolescent Unit in Essex.
Working with childhood sexual abuse: a survey of mental health professionals
- Authors:
- DAY Andrew, THURLOW Katie, WOOLISCROFT Jessica
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 27(2), February 2003, pp.191-198.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Reports on the results of a survey of mental health professionals working in a UK hospital which examined the needs of clients who had experienced childhood sexual abuse. Results found that the majority of staff, though knowledgeable about child sexual abuse, were not comfortable in their work with this client group. Less experienced staff were more likely to feel supported, and those who had received training and/or supervision felt significantly more capable of working with this client group. The study provides support for the development of specialist training and supervision programmes for mental health staff in the area of child sexual abuse.