Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study

• Main Authors: Heather Burroughs (Author), Bernadette Bartlam (Author), Peter Bullock (Author), Karina Lovell (Author), Reuben Ogollah (Author), Mo Ray (Author), Peter Bower (Author), Waquas Waheed (Author), Simon Gilbody (Author), Tom Kingstone (Author), Elaine Nicholls (Author), Carolyn A Chew-Graham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Anxiety and depression often coexist in older people. These disorders are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, and are associated with increased use of health and social care services, and raised mortality. Barriers to diagnosis include the reluctance of older people to present to thei...