Objective: To examine long‐term outcome of late‐life anxiety disorders and utilization of
mental health care services. Method: A cohort of subjects (aged≥ 55 years) with an anxiety …

Objective. To study the prevalence and risk factors of anxiety disorders in the older (55–85)
population of The Netherlands. Method. The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) is …

Background. Data on the course of anxiety in late life are scarce. The present study sets out
to investigate the course of anxiety, as measured by the HADS-A (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) …

When the number of published papers on anxiety disorders in old age are compared with
those of other common mental disorders in the elderly, it is apparent that research has …

Background: This study aimed to determine:(1) the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and
depression associated with anxiety (DA);(2) the risk factor profile of depression, anxiety, and …

Objectives: To study the onset and compare risk factors for pure depression (DEP), pure
anxiety (ANX), and comorbid anxiety-depression (ANXDEP) in the aging population. Design …

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate patterns of comorbidity among the anxiety
disorders in a community‐based older population, and the relationship of these disorders …

Background. Although anxiety is quite prevalent in late life, its impact on disability, well-
being, and health care utilization of older persons has not been studied. Older persons are a …

Background: The anxiety disorders are a prevalent mental health problem in older age with
a considerable impact on quality of life. Until recently there have been few longitudinal …

BACKGROUND: Despite the relative neglect of anxiety in older adults, the growing literature
on its prevalence suggests that anxiety is highly prevalent and associated with considerable …