Gretchen A. Brenes|Suzanne C. Danhauer|Mary F. Lyles|Patricia E. Hogan|Michael E. Miller
Barriers to Mental Health Treatment in Rural Older Adults
Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University
purpose study identify barriers seeking mental health treatment experienced rural older adults also examined barriers differed age worry severityparticipants 478 rural older adults responding flyer psychotherapy intervention study interested participants screened telephone barriers mental health treatment assessed participants completed demographic questionnaire penn state worry questionnaireabbreviatedthe commonly reported barrier treatment personal belief need help commonly reported barriers included practical barriers cost knowing go distance mistrust mental health providers thinking treatment would help stigma wanting talk stranger private matters multivariable analyses indicated worry severity younger age associated reporting barriersmultiple barriers interfere older adults seeking treatment anxiety depression older age associated fewer barriers suggesting oldest old may found strategies overcoming barriers youngold adults may benefit interventions addressing personal beliefs mental health alternative methods service delivery