Interventions for generalized anxiety disorder in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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INTRODUCTION: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders in later life, with widespread consequences for individuals and society. OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the efficacy of controlled interventions for GAD in adults aged 55 years and older. METHOD: Direct search of digital databases and the main publications on aging and iterative searches of the references from retrieved articles. RESULTS: Twenty-seven trials (14 pharmacological, 13 psyc...

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Authors: Gonçalves, D; Byrne, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of anxiety disorders
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-11
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.08.010
• EISSN: 1873-7897
• ISSN: 0887-6185
• Language: English
• Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; Psychotherapy; Treatment Outcome; Humans; Anxiety Disorders; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Aged; Middle Aged; Combined Modality Therapy