Clinical Gerontologist, Vol. 46, Issue. 5, p. 819. Historically, clinicians and researchers have focused on depression and dementia in older people, paying little attention to anxiety except as a ...

It is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. This is because many people mistake the symptoms of anxiety in older adults as a normal part of aging. However, anxiety is a treatable condition.

Late-life anxiety can often be "silent"—missed or difficult to diagnose as older adults tend to somatize psychiatric problems; have multiple psychiatric, medical, and medication issues ...

A study has found people aged 65 and older can experience long-term benefits from treatment for depression and anxiety, even ...

A comprehensive national health study reveals that older Americans demonstrated greater emotional resilience compared to ...

A new study finds that seniors who tend to mirror other people's feelings are more likely to show signs of being anxious or depressed themselves.

Depression, anxiety, and loneliness are not givens in this age group, yet older people are vulnerable to these and other mental health conditions. This is punctuated by the advancing age of Baby ...

The research, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, found that older people were more likely to report worse health outcomes than those with no clinical vulnerabilities, ...

Reserved for members of the media. ST. LOUIS - Research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds that among patients 65 and older, a diagnosis of anxiety was significantly associated with ...

and 11.2% among people 65 or older. For nearly 10% of young adults, their anxiety was rated as moderate or severe, the researchers noted. Age-related trends were similar for depression ...

About one in five adults experienced any symptoms of anxiety and symptoms of depression during 2022, according to a study.