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'Deeply entrenched' ageism limits mental health care for elderly, report says | UK News | Sky News
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'Deeply entrenched' ageism limits mental health care for elderly, report says | UK News | Sky News

The study points to a pervasive sense of pessimism and inevitability that normalises poor mental health among older people and identifies a pressing need to tackle ageist assumptions and expectations about mental health