Ageing and mental health extra reading

Question 1

cohort effects

Answer 1

-Elshaikh et al., 2023: found that older adults often avoid seeking professional mental health help due to stigma, negative attitudes, and generational beliefs like the “stiff upper lip” mentality, which value emotional restraint and self-reliance. The study highlights the need for interventions that normalise mental health treatment and address both personal and systemic barriers in this population

Question 2

How stereotypes of ageing influence design of healthcare services

Answer 2

• Comincioli et al., 2022: implicit ageism—unconscious stereotypes about older people—can negatively influence the design of healthcare services, even when older adults are included in co-design processes