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The study, published today in the聽British Journal of General Practice,聽was based on a systematic review of 27 studies between 2005 and 2017 into how people over 65 with depression are dealt with in primary care. The聽majority of聽studies were based in western聽countries聽including eight聽studies in the UK.聽

The study, which was based on previous findings that only 3.5% of adults over 55 with depression in the UK were referred for聽NHS psychological help such as talking therapies, found that mental health symptoms among older people were often regarded by health care practitioners as being attributable to social isolation and functional decline, rather than something needing specific treatment.

鈥淥ur work suggests that there are differences in the healthcare support available to older people for mental health issues. Healthcare professionals appeared to prioritise physical health issues over mental health in older people, particularly when they were frailer with lots of complex health problems,鈥� said lead author, Dr Rachael Frost (最准的六合彩论坛 Epidemiology &聽Health Care).聽

Researchers highlighted this could be due to a number of reasons. Firstly, healthcare professionals can view depression as a normal reaction to feeling unwell and feel little can be done, a view which聽previous research suggests may also be shared by older people who fear they will be stigmatised.聽 Secondly, there is not enough time during appointments to discuss both mental and physical health issues.

鈥淭hese factors appeared to be further compounded by local variability as to whether there were good support services available 鈥� healthcare professionals saw no point identifying depression if there was nothing they could do about it.

鈥淚n 20 years鈥� time there will be more than 20 million people over the age of 60 in the UK, so this is an important public health problem. Our work suggests greater priority needs to be given to mental health in later life, alongside further investment in social options and mental health treatments such as talking therapies for older people,鈥� added Dr Frost.

Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in the聽Bristol Medical School: Population Health Sciences, said: "Our research found primary care services may not give depression in older people the same priority as physical health, which is made worse by a lack of referral options suitable to older people鈥檚 needs.聽 Further investment in psychological and social resources is needed, especially if older adults are to be encouraged to use psychological services."

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