Changing Elderly Persons' Attitudes toward Mental Health Professionals.

Woodruff, Joyce Carter; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ390244

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Changing Elderly Persons' Attitudes toward Mental Health Professionals.

Woodruff, Joyce Carter; And Others

Gerontologist, v28 n6 p800-02 Dec 1988

Examined efficacy of experimental program in which older adult workers (N=84) in senior companions or foster grandparent programs viewed a video program describing how mental health professionals can help people with various problems. Found members who had viewed program were more disposed to utilize mental health services than were control group members. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Older Adults, Program Effectiveness, Psychological Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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