Cognitive-behavioral therapy for late-life anxiety: Similarities and differences between Veteran and community participants

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-80

  Barrera, Terri L ^a,b,c   Cully, Jeffrey A ^a,b,c   Amspoker, Amber B ^a,b   Wilson, Nancy L ^a,b   Kraus Schuman, Cynthia ^a,b   Wagener, Paula D ^a,b   Calleo, Jessica S ^a,b   Teng, Ellen J ^a,b,c   Rhoades, Howard M ^d   Masozera, Nicholas ^a,b   Kunik, Mark E ^a,b,c   Stanley, Melinda A ^a,b,c  

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

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Psychotherapy; Randomized controlled trial; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER SEVERITY SCALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LATE LIFE GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT WORRY; PENN STATE WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE ABBREVIATED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; THERAPY EFFECT; VETERAN; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84929623146     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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