Assessing Older Adult Behavioral Health Diagnoses in Oregon by Geographical Area, Physical Disability Status, and Age.

Authors

N F. Parsons, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA.
Allyson Stodola, Portland State University
Ellis Hews, Portland State University
Nirmala Dhar, Oregon Health Authority
Sheryl Elliott, Portland State University
Sarah Dys, Portland State University
Walter D. Dawson, Portland State University

Published In

Aging & Mental Health

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-6-2025

Subjects

Older people -- Health Diagnoses

Abstract

This repeated cross-sectional study aims to assess potential differences among behavioral health (BH) diagnoses for older adults. Differences in services across urban versus rural/remote areas may contribute to deeply entrenched barriers to improved BH for this population.

Rights

Copyright (c) 2025 The Authors

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2511219

DOI

10.1080/13607863.2025.2511219

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43856

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Citation Details

Parsons, N. F., Stodola, A., Hews, E., Dhar, N., Elliott, S., Dys, S., & Dawson, W. D. (2025). Assessing older adult behavioral health diagnoses in Oregon by geographical area, physical disability status, and age. Aging & Mental Health, 1–9.