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| Age Differences | 1 |
| Age Discrimination | 1 |
| Bias | 1 |
| Client Characteristics (Human… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedRay, Diane C.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1987
Presented 192 clinical psychologists with clinical vignettes in which client ages varied. Respondents rated older depressed and older agoraphobic clients as 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.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Bias, Client Characteristics (Human Services)
