Baylor College of Medicine, Houston studies have found that cognitive behavior therapy can significantly improve mental health in older adults with generalised anxiety disorder.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is common in late life and helps predict increased physical disability, memory difficulties and decreased quality of life.
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They conducted a clinical trial of CBT for late-life GAD in primary care to examine whether CBT would improve outcomes relative to enhanced usual care (EUC).
The patient either received CBT which included education and awareness, relaxation training, cognitive therapy, problem-solving skills training and behavioral sleep management; or EUC, in which patients were telephoned biweekly during the first 3 months of the study by the same therapists to provide support and ensure patient safety.
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"This study is the first to suggest that CBT can be useful for managing worry and associated symptoms among older patients in primary care," the authors write.
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Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorder
There are no lab tests to specifically diagnose anxiety disorders. The doctor diagnoses anxiety disorder after understanding the patients’ detailed history, performing a physical and mental health exam.
There are no lab tests to specifically diagnose anxiety disorders. The doctor diagnoses anxiety disorder after understanding the patients’ detailed history, performing a physical and mental health exam.
The findings are published JAMA.
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