Psychiatry and Psychology

Ageism

Biased behaviors or attitudes, differential treatment, unequal access to social participation or opportunities based on age.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Biased behaviors or attitudes, differential treatment, unequal access to social participation or opportunities based on age.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Age Discrimination
  • Age Discriminations
  • Discrimination, Age
  • Discriminations, Age

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2013; use PREJUDICE 1995-2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Prejudice (1995-2012)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.813w.550w.249w
  2. F01.145.813w.629w.500w
  3. F01.829w.595w.249w

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NLM Classification

WT 30

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ageism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063506. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063506
  2. Ageism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageism
  3. Ageism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438946