Behavioral Assessment of Anxiety in Older Adults: Some Comments

The behavioral assessment of anxiety in older adults is reviewed in this article. Despite the high rate of anxiety symptoms uncovered during the course of large-scale epidemiological studies, the comprehensive evaluation of anxiety in this age group (55 and over) is not highly sophisticated at this...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavior modification 1993-04, Vol.17 (2), p.99-112
Hauptverfasser:	Hersen, Michel, van Hasselt, Cvincent B., Goreczny, Anthony J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology Anxiety Disorders - psychology Anxiety disorders. Neuroses Biological and medical sciences Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Incidence Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Personality Assessment Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The behavioral assessment of anxiety in older adults is reviewed in this article. Despite the high rate of anxiety symptoms uncovered during the course of large-scale epidemiological studies, the comprehensive evaluation of anxiety in this age group (55 and over) is not highly sophisticated at this juncture. In this review, diagnostic issues, psychometric evaluation, motoric assessment, and psychophysiological assessment are considered. Throughout the articles, gaps in the extant research are identified, and a research agenda for the future is developed.
ISSN:	0145-4455 1552-4167
DOI:	10.1177/01454455930172001