Anxiety in Older People
eBook - PDF

Anxiety in Older People

Clinical and Research Perspectives

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Anxiety in Older People

Clinical and Research Perspectives

About this book

Historically, clinicians and researchers have focused on depression and dementia in older people, paying little attention to anxiety except as a complication of these disorders. However, increased research into late-life anxiety has seen a growth in scientific literature and clinical interest. This important book brings together international experts to provide a comprehensive overview of current knowledge in relation to anxiety in older people, highlighting gaps in both theory and practice, and pointing towards the future. Early chapters cover the broader aspects of anxiety disorders, including epidemiology, risk factors, diagnostic issues, association with insomnia, impaired daily functioning, suicidality, and increased use of healthcare services. The book then explores cross-cultural issues, clinical assessment, and pharmacological and psychological interventions across a variety of settings. An invaluable resource for mental health professionals caring for older people including researchers, psychiatrists, psychologists, specialist geriatric nurses and social workers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Contributors
  7. Chapter 1 Introduction and Conceptual Overview
  8. Chapter 2 Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors
  9. Chapter 3 Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults
  10. Chapter 4 Subthreshold Anxiety in Later Life: Epidemiology and Treatment Strategies
  11. Chapter 5 Cross-cultural Issues in Late-Life Anxiety
  12. Chapter 6 Clinical Assessment of Late-Life Anxiety
  13. Chapter 7 Late-Life Anxiety and Comorbid Depression: The Role of Attentional Bias
  14. Chapter 8 Anxiety and Cognitive Functioning
  15. Chapter 9 Anxiety in Parkinson’s Disease
  16. Chapter 10 Anxiety in Older Adults across Care Settings
  17. Chapter 11 Psychosocial Treatment of Anxiety in Later Life
  18. Chapter 12 Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in Later Life
  19. Chapter 13 Animal Models in Anxiety Research
  20. Chapter 14 Late-Life Anxiety: Where to from Here?
  21. Index