Treating Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults: Current Treatments and Future Directions
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Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent among the elderly and are associated with increased disability, poor quality of life, and cognitive impairment. Despite this high prevalence and associated morbidities, anxiety disorders in late life are underreported and understudied. In this article, we discuss the epidemiology, disease presentation, and current treatment of anxiety disorders in older adults. We also discuss limitations in the current understanding of such disorders in this population, as well as future research directions that may reveal the mechanisms and rationale for treatment regimens for anxiety disorders in late life. We present material on the application of the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) model to geriatric anxiety. Finally, we describe optimal management strategies of anxiety disorders.
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Generalised anxiety disorder is a common problem among older people.
“It is well known that generalised anxiety disorder is a common problem among older people (Bower, Wetherell, Mon, & Lenze, 2015).”
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- Authors
- Bower, E. S., Wetherell, J. L., Mon, T., & Lenze, E. J.
- Affiliations
- San Diego State University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lenze, Eric J.
- Venue
- Harvard Review of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2015-09
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 329-342
- ISSN
- 1067-3229 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2329449551
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 168
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Harvard Review of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- anxiety disorders, older adults, geriatric anxiety, cognitive impairment, quality of life, underreporting, treatment, Research Domain Criteria, disease presentation, management strategies
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Therapy, Female, Health Services for the Aged, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Psychotherapy, Group, Geriatric Assessment, Prevalence
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