Navigating the Perfect Storm of Ageism, Mentalism, and Ableism: A Prevention Model

Many of society's systemic implicit biases against older persons predate COVID-19. A perfect storm of these biases now rages against older persons much more explicitly and visibly during the COVID-19 pandemic. They comprise of blends of discrimination based on age (“ageism”), multiplied by the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rabheru, Kiran, Gillis, Margaret
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2021
Materias:
Invited Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34330625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.06.018
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Sumario:Many of society's systemic implicit biases against older persons predate COVID-19. A perfect storm of these biases now rages against older persons much more explicitly and visibly during the COVID-19 pandemic. They comprise of blends of discrimination based on age (“ageism”), multiplied by the prejudice against persons with mental symptoms (mentalism), and by notions against persons with disabilities (ableism). The collective result of this tragedy has caused a devastating impact on older persons’ lives and flagrant violation of their human rights. We explore the evidence to better understand the drivers of these biases and ways to mitigate their impact. We also review strategies to alleviate the effects of ageism, mentalism, and ableism using a prevention model.

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