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- Title
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder Among Older Adults in Primary Care.
- Authors
Stanley, Melinda A.; Wilson, Nancy L.; Novy, Diane M.; Rhoades, Howard M.; Wagener, Paula D.; Greisinger, Anthony J.; Cully, Jeffrey A.; Kunik, Mark E.
- Abstract
The article reports on the results of research which was conducted in an effort to examine the effects of cognitive behavior therapy relative to enhanced usual care in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder in primary care. Researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial on 134 older adults in two primary care settings. researchers found that cognitive behavior therapy improved worry severity, depressive symptoms and general mental health and that there was no difference in generalized anxiety disorder severity in patients receiving either type of treatment.
- Subjects
ANXIETY; MENTAL health of older people; ANXIETY disorders; BEHAVIOR therapy; CLINICAL trials; THERAPEUTICS; MENTAL health; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; HEALTH outcome assessment
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, Vol 301, Issue 14, p1460
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2009.458