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- Anxiety in Older People
- Anxiety in Older People
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Introduction and Conceptual Overview
- Chapter 2 Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors
- Chapter 3 Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults
- Chapter 4 Subthreshold Anxiety in Later Life
- Chapter 5 Cross-cultural Issues in Late-Life Anxiety
- Chapter 6 Clinical Assessment of Late-Life Anxiety
- Chapter 7 Late-Life Anxiety and Comorbid Depression
- Chapter 8 Anxiety and Cognitive Functioning
- Chapter 9 Anxiety in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 10 Anxiety in Older Adults across Care Settings
- Chapter 11 Psychosocial Treatment of Anxiety in Later Life
- Chapter 12 Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in Later Life
- Chapter 13 Animal Models in Anxiety Research
- Chapter 14 Late-Life Anxiety
- Index
- References
Chapter 12 - Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in Later Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2021
- Anxiety in Older People
- Anxiety in Older People
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Introduction and Conceptual Overview
- Chapter 2 Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors
- Chapter 3 Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults
- Chapter 4 Subthreshold Anxiety in Later Life
- Chapter 5 Cross-cultural Issues in Late-Life Anxiety
- Chapter 6 Clinical Assessment of Late-Life Anxiety
- Chapter 7 Late-Life Anxiety and Comorbid Depression
- Chapter 8 Anxiety and Cognitive Functioning
- Chapter 9 Anxiety in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 10 Anxiety in Older Adults across Care Settings
- Chapter 11 Psychosocial Treatment of Anxiety in Later Life
- Chapter 12 Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in Later Life
- Chapter 13 Animal Models in Anxiety Research
- Chapter 14 Late-Life Anxiety
- Index
- References
Summary
Although behavioural and psychological interventions are considered first-line treatments for anxiety disorders in older people (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2014), psychotropic medications are also widely prescribed (Hollingworth & Siskind, 2010). Drugs from a range of psychotropic classes have been used to treat anxiety disorders, including benzodiazepines, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics (Reinhold et al., 2011). While there is clinical trial evidence for the short-term efficacy of drugs from each of these classes, particularly for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), there is scant evidence for long-term effectiveness. Psychotropic drugs exhibit a wide range of adverse effects, including some that pose particular hazards in later life.
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- Anxiety in Older PeopleClinical and Research Perspectives, pp. 189 - 204Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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