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 …

BACKGROUND: Although a number of studies have examined risk factors for anxiety and
depression at a later age, there have been no systematic comparisons of risk profiles across …

Anxiety is a common but underestimated, undertreated, and poorly studied problem in the
elderly. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and nonspecific anxiety symptoms that do not …

This review aims to address issues unique to older adults with anxiety disorders in order to
inform potential changes in the DSM‐V. Prevalence and symptom expression of anxiety …

Background With increasing numbers of people living into old age, health functioning and
good quality of life are central to public health policy in aging. However, quality of life for …

Objectives: The authors set out to systematically review the research literature in order to
identify the anxiety measures most commonly used in the assessment of older adults. Once …

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 …

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 …

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 …

—In 1994 there were 33.2 million older adults (65 years of age and older) in the United
States, and approximately one quarter of these older adults meet diagnostic criteria for some …