Treating late-life generalized anxiety disorder in primary care: An effectiveness pilot study

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 414-420

  Calleo, Jessica S ^a,b,c   Bush, Amber L ^a,b,c   Cully, Jeffrey A ^a,b,c,d   Wilson, Nancy L ^a,b   Kraus Schuman, Cynthia ^b,c   Rhoades, Howard M ^e   Novy, Diane M ^f   Masozera, Nicholas ^b,c   Williams, Susan ^b   Horsfield, Matthew ^b   Kunik, Mark E ^a,b,c,d   Stanley, Melinda A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Development Service Center of Excellence   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Education and Clinical Center ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; generalized anxiety disorder; mental health; older adults; primary care

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER SEVERITY SCALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877583079     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31828e0fd6     Document Type: Article

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