Ageism in Psychiatrists: Associations with Gender, Certification, and Theoretical Orientation
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 25 (5) , 496-500
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/25.5.496
Abstract
Psychiatrists have been reported to demonstrate a variety of negative attitudes toward older patients. This study suggests that certain personal characteristics of psychiatrists are associated with more pronounced negative attitudes. These characteristics include female gender, psychoanalytic theorectical orientation, and certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.Keywords
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