Anxiety in late life was for many years the" Cinderella" of psychiatric disorders, often
overshadowed by the focus on depression and dementia, and receiving little attention in …

Background: Previous research regarding anxiety as a predictor of future cognitive decline
in older adults is limited and inconsistent. We examined the independent relationship …

Objective: Few multiracial epidemiological community-based studies of anxiety have been
conducted with older adults. This study examined the prevalence of subsyndromal and …

Objectives. To review the major community‐based epidemiological studies that have
reported data on anxiety disorders in individuals aged 65 and over and to examine age …

Although anxiety disorders are the most prevalent disorders among older adults, we known
far less about the clinical characteristics, course, treatment, and prognosis of these disorders …

Anxiety is a common complaint in the elderly, but important questions about its nature and
clinical significance have not been answered [Sadavoy and LeClair, 1997; Sheikh, 1992] …

Abstract focuses on the relationship between depression and anxiety and addresses three
areas: concepts and findings in mixed-aged populations; findings on comorbidity of anxiety …

Anxiety disorders occur in about 4% to 10% of community samples of older adults, and
anxiety symptoms that do not meet criteria for a disorder affect 15% to 20%.(1-5) …

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterised by at least 6 months of excessive
uncontrollable worry accompanied by symptoms of motor tension and vigilance and …

Objective To evaluate whether clinically significant anxiety is an independent risk factor for
dementia, taking into account both depression among potentially confounding factors and …