Nicolas Wrede, Marlena L Itz, Anne Risch, Hanna Christiansen, Tina In-Albon, Jürgen Hoyer, Tania M Lincoln, Wolfgang Lutz, Jürgen Margraf, Julian Rubel, Rudolf Stark, Julia Velten, Katja Werheid, Ulrike Willutzki, Georg W Alpers, Stephan Bartholdy, Elisa-Maria Berger, Eva-Lotta Brakemeier, Monika Equit, Lydia Fehm, Thomas Forkmann, Jessica Fritz, Julia Glombiewski, Jens Heider, Sylvia Helbig-Lang, Andrea Hermann, Christiane Hermann, Anke Kirsch, Tim Klucken, Ulrike Lueken, Patrizia Odyniec, Anya Pedersen, Andre Pittig, Babette Renneberg, Anja Riesel, Almut Rudolph, Brian Schwartz, Tobias Teismann, Antonia Vehlen, Michael Witthöft, Marcella L Woud and Gabriele Wilz
Quantifying age-related disparities in outpatient psychotherapy utilization: a representation quotient analysis of routine data from 29 university clinics in Germany
BMC Health Services Research
Although mental disorders are highly prevalent among older adults, evidence suggests that they underutilize psychotherapy. However, formal estimates of their actual representation in routine clinical settings are scarce. This study applied a representation quotient approach to identify and quantify age-related disparities in outpatient psychotherapy utilization in Germany.