Identifying and Managing Generalized Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults

摘要

Graceful aging is not guaranteed. Adults 65 and over are vulnerable to a plethora of physical and psychological illnesses. Age-related stressors, such as physical illnesses, debilitation, immobility, decreased independence, and loss of significant others, can often trigger a psychiatric disorder. Anxiety is not a normal part of the aging process. Recent evidence demonstrates that anxiety disorders, once thought to decline with age, are prevalent in. the elderly and more common than depression.