title: Age-related concomitants of obtaining mental health care in adulthood.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the associations between predisposing and need factors and receipt of mental health care and to examine age as a moderator of these associations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (N=521) were surveyed as part of a larger study on health and adaptation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Obtaining mental health care was predicted by more reliance on approach coping, and more depressive and medical symptoms. Interactions of age x depressive symptoms and age x gender revealed that middle-aged adults with more depressive symptoms and middle-aged men were less likely to obtain  care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Middle-aged men and middle-aged adults with depression may not be obtaining needed mental health care.
authors.affiliation: VA Palo Alto GRECC, Palo Alto, CA, USA. Erin.Woodhead@sjsu.edu
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Woodhead
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cronkite
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moos
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valenstein
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Timko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012495:San Francisco; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires