A psychiatric–mental health has proposed solutions to some of the major barriers that prevent elderly people from seeking adequate mental health care. These barriers are known to be due to what myth?
A) Older people too often seek health assistance, particularly for mental or emotional disorders.
B) Depression, confusion, memory loss, and other mental or emotional problems are simply part of normal aging.
C) Often health care professionals tend to exaggerate the effects of mental problems.
D) Elderly clients tend to get frustrated and confused negotiating care within the array of mental health services available.
Ans: B
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Sometimes health care providers, family members, and older people themselves incorrectly believe that depression, confusion, memory loss, and other mental or emotional problems are simply part of normal aging. These attitudes prevent older people and their families from seeking treatment and, unfortunately, some providers from aggressive diagnosis and treatment.
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