Differences in Psychologists' Ratings of Older and Younger Clients

Clinical psychologists were presented with clinical vignettes in which the ages of the clients varied. Respondents rated older depressed and older agoraphobic clients to be significantly less ideal than younger clients with identical symptoms and histories. Older depressed and manic clients also wer...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1987-02, Vol.27 (1), p.82-86
Main Authors: Ray, Diane C., McKinney, Kelly A., Ford, Charles V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Ageism
Aging - psychology
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Behavior
Elderly
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Older people
Prejudice
Prognosis
Psychology
Psychology, Clinical
Social research
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Summary:Clinical psychologists were presented with clinical vignettes in which the ages of the clients varied. Respondents rated older depressed and older agoraphobic clients to be significantly less ideal than younger clients with identical symptoms and histories. Older depressed and manic clients also were given significantly poorer prognoses than younger clients. Older psychologists gave more favorable ratings on the idealness of older clients.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/27.1.82